MIAMI (CBSMIAMI) – Miami is on the world stage as Mayor Daniella Levine Cava delivered the keynote tackle about defending the setting on the United Nations.
“It’s a real honor to be here at the United Nations, talking with people from around the world who are facing similar challenges to ours,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava informed CBS 4 from New York.
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As a part of her go to, Levine Cava is sharing her local weather motion technique for the county, a part of which is to scale back greenhouse gases and to heal the watershed system.
“Our runoff into the bay is something we’re aggressively tackling but there are similar issues in other parts of the world other places have septic systems that have to be converted, other systems have coral reefs that are dying others have seagrass that is no thriving,” she defined.
Through the mayor’s initiative, the Biscayne Bay report card lately launched reveals enchancment from final yr, with many sections displaying truthful, however one hassle space, a bit recognized as South-North Bay A acquired a poor ranking; the aim is to get all the things again in inexperienced, or good well being.
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Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on the UN
One offender is nitrogen and phosphorus. “We cannot just be utilizing fertilizer whenever we wish it runs right into our system and right into the bay, and leads to the death of marine creatures and seagrass,” she defined.
In the approaching months, cash will probably be spent to search out the supply of main air pollution and take away septic tanks in low-lying areas.
“We need to share what we’re learning, what’s working how we can prepare for this future,” Mayor Levine Cava added.
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Taking motion to guard the setting can be a step in preserving a lifestyle all around the globe.