I take this opportunity to join my fellow co-hosts in welcoming you all to the “Leaders Event for Nature and People: A Global Response to our Planetary Emergency”.

It is known that we will only be able to tackle the interrelated people and nature crises through concerted actions from governments, businesses and civil society.  

As we look forward to ushering in the decade for ecosystem restoration, we must recognize this interconnectedness and set nature on the right path of zero biodiversity loss and promote greener and much more sustainable practices.

The ambition that the world’s political leadership is showing today, is a strong indication that we need to do business differently and therefore place sustainability at the core of our societies and economies.

We need and we must reset our relationship with nature and secure a resilient carbon-neutral, nature-positive world; and therefore ensure the green recovery agenda is on top of our priorities.

And it is for this reason that Kenya is proud to endorse the ‘Leaders Pledge for Nature’ as a sign of our steadfast commitment to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and put nature and our ecosystems, on a path to its recovery by 2030.

I thank you all.