ZERO DRAFT – 28th March 2025 Ministerial declaration of the United Nations Environment Assembly at its seventh session Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet

This document presents Canada’s proposed revisions to the zero draft ministerial declaration for the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, aiming to strengthen language on advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet. It comments on and amends specific paragraphs to broaden references to pollution, biodiversity loss, desertification, land and ecosystem degradation, and climate change. The text emphasizes nature-based solutions, circular economy, digital solutions and AI, disaster risk reduction, sustainable food systems, and just transition.