During the High-Level Segment at COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia, Eavin L. Parry, Head of Delegation from the Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, delivered the national statement on behalf of St. Kitts and Nevis.

Eavin L. Parry, Senior Environment Officer, Head of Delegation

Reaffirming the country’s commitment to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Mr Parry highlighted national progress in strengthening environmental governance, expanding protected areas, restoring ecosystems and addressing threats from invasive alien species and plastic pollution.

He also underscored the unique challenges facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS), calling for predictable and accessible biodiversity financing, stronger technical capacity, improved monitoring systems and greater regional cooperation.

Mr Parry emphasised the importance of sustained support for regional Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centres, including the centre hosted by the CARICOM Secretariat, to strengthen biodiversity implementation, monitoring and reporting across the Caribbean.

“We ask our partners to match island ambition with the means to deliver it.” — Eavin L. Parry. Through the EU-funded COLOURS and BioSPACE Programmes, the European Union continues to support the OECS in advancing biodiversity conservation and strengthening regional cooperation.

Read the full statement here :https://ow.ly/Pmz05101Xxr