African youth call for people-centered biodiversity conservation agenda

NAIROBI, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Grassroots communities in Africa should be at the center of global negotiations geared toward coming up with a landmark agreement on protecting natural habitats in the coming decades, youthful campaigners said on Thursday.

Derrick Mugisha, representative of the Global Biodiversity Youth Network Uganda chapter said that a people-centered approach to enhanced protection of vital ecosystems was required in Africa where habitat loss had worsened poverty, hunger, and disease.