At the 'COP 17' biodiversity summit in Yerevan, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune stated, in a message read by the Speaker of the Council of the Nation, that Algeria has achieved substantial progress in safeguarding its natural wealth. The country has implemented a national strategy for 2025-2030 with 24 specific goals and has expanded its protected areas to 24 sites across diverse ecosystems. Algeria is also prioritizing the 'Green Dam' project, covering 4.7 million hectares, to combat desertification, alongside the activation of the National Seed Bank to bolster food security. President Tebboune emphasized the necessity for international solidarity and adequate funding to support developing nations in their environmental preservation efforts.