President Abdelmadjid Tebboune delivered a message to the leaders attending the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), hosted in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. The statement was read on his behalf by the Speaker of the Council of the Nation. In his address, the President highlighted Algeria's ongoing commitment to safeguarding its diverse flora and fauna, noting the challenges posed by human impact, environmental changes, and natural disasters, specifically forest fires and desertification.