The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN), along with a group of Jordanian civil society groups has signed a protest petition, denouncing the failure of world leaders to deal with the environmental catastrophe affecting the land in general and the region in particular.

More than sixty leaders from all over the world have participated in the Climate Summit in New York, USA, with the aim of implementing what was reached in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, and 200 countries agreed upon it as the first global action plan to reduce the effects of climate change.

 APN demanded the big industrial countries to assume their role and bear the greatest responsibility in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, pointing out that the countries most affected by climate change are the poor countries, while they are among the least responsible for this change.

APN also called for increased attention to the agricultural sector and tree planting, in the hope of reducing environmental corruption and rapid climate change, which threatens everyone.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, had warned world leaders participating in the Climate Summit, "of the anger of nature and the disastrous effects of climate change. He admitted that "his generation failed to fulfil its responsibilities to protect the planet", adding: "We are in a deep climate hole and to get out we must first stop drilling."

Activists working on the protest petition in Jordan announced their intention to participate in the "Global Climate Strike Week" between September 20 and September 27, 2019, through a number of activities aimed at drawing attention to environmental hazards and raising awareness about them.

As a practical step to mitigate the effects of climate change, APN will participate in the activities of the national climate march for the fourth year by implementing agricultural activity in various governorates at the end of next month.

The authors of the petition warn that it is too late, stating, "We are the first generation to feel the devastating effects of environmental hazards, and the last to be able to do something, we do not have much time."