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Cuba presented this Monday at the COP28 UN Conference on Climate Change the Ecovalor project, which promotes the generation of multiple environmental benefits based on the economic valuation of goods and services.
It is a tool for decision-making at different levels that has been implemented since 2018 in 30 municipalities in 15 Cuban provinces, including 15 protected areas, 10 soil, water, and forest polygons, fishing establishments, tourist poles, and two hydrocarbon companies.
Aylem Hernández, director of the project and official of the National Center for Protected Areas, explained that this initiative seeks to contribute to the environmental, economic, and social development of the country through legal, political, and institutional frameworks in key sectors.
Also on Monday, representatives of the Caribbean Island launched the international alliance for the circularity of a resilient and low-carbon sugarcane agribusiness at the Cuban Pavilion at COP 28, which is being held in the United Arab Emirates.
The Minister of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba, Elba Rosa Pérez, highlighted the importance of advancing in the achievement of a resilient and low-carbon sugar agribusiness, based on knowledge derived from science, technology, and innovation to contribute to eradicating poverty and raising the standard of living of peoples. (PL)
