Autonomous Region of Príncipe presents project at COP26
newspaper STP Digital · 31/10/2021
The Autonomous Region of Príncipe and EFRICAN will present at COP26 a project designed to support sustainable growth through climate action.
The project, called “Carbon Sustainability Roadmap for Príncipe Island”, is an initiative of the Government of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Biosphere Reserve. It has the support of Portuguese Cooperation and funding from the Environmental Fund of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Action.
The Roadmap aims to create a participatory decision-support tool, promoting the region’s economic growth along a path based on low greenhouse gas emissions.
Currently, the Autonomous Region of Príncipe acts as a carbon sink, providing an important environmental service to the international community. However, projections indicate that this status could be lost if appropriate measures are not adopted.
The project will be presented together with Euronatura and the Efrican Foundation, during a COP26 side event entitled “International cooperation as a pathway to climate action: Principe Island Roadmap”.