Guinea-Bissau, first non-European country to sign environmental democracy treaty

The Bandim market in Bissau, capital of Guinea Bissau, in February 2022. Guinea Bissau is "one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change", according to the UN. © Charlotte Idrac/RFI

Guinea-Bissau has become the first country outside Europe to join an international agreement on environmental democracy that holds governments accountable for environmental and human rights.

Guinea-Bissau intends to take advantage of the environmental democracy convention to fight climate change and promote biodiversity, according to Environment Minister Viriato Luis Soares Cassama