LA PAZ, December 23— Bolivian President Evo Morales announced a conference of social movements for April 2010 that will serve as an alternative to the disappointing and recently concluded Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change and prior to next year’s summit scheduled for December in Mexico.
“This conference will serve to prepare, discuss and present proposals about the rights of Nature to the United Nations,” said Morales, who revealed that the conference’s main day of sessions will be April 22, International Mother Earth Day, reported ANSA.
Morales said that the conference will include social and government leaders, scientists, academics, humanists, environmental experts and anyone else who would like to participate. “We have a great call to battle to defend life and mother earth.”
This main purpose of the conference will be to reach global agreements to present to presidents to change their policies during the next summit to be held in Mexico.
After participating in the Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Morales and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez both condemned the meeting as it did not agree on a global pact to reduce the effects of global climate change, and the final document— which did not set any binding targets— was subscribed by only a few countries.
Morales also said he rejected the accusation by Great Britain blaming China, Bolivia and Venezuela of boycotting the Summit at Copenhagen, reported Prensa Latina.
Evo Morales blamed the failure of the climate talks on capitalist countries and said that if these countries do not change that policies, global warming will never be solved.
Morales spoke highly of the recent United Nations General Assembly’s decision to approve the Harmony with Nature resolution, presented by the Plurinational State of Bolivia and co-sponsored by 62 out of the 192 UN member states.
The proposal is based on the life experiences of the world indigenous movements who live in harmony with the Mother Earth. It is aimed at achieving the well-being of humanity and nature, said Morales.
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