At the gathering, environment ministers from leading industrialized and developing nations discussed the issue of low-carbon technology, strategies against climate change, and how the fight against global warming can help revive the global economy. On Friday, the ministers signed the "Siracusa Charter" intended to slow the rate of species loss.
Prestigiacomo said the ministers were "convinced" of the need to persuade heads of state to take urgent action to safeguard biodiversity, and had agreed there was a "need to redefine post-2010 biodiversity objectives immediately."
The meeting's final outcome document also included points on the "green economy," which Prestigiacomo described as "a new sector that can open spaces on the market and create jobs."
Regarding greenhouse gas emission, industrialized and emerging economies must reach an agreement on the issue and forge an alliance on the use of green technologies, she said.
"Each single country must contribute to the reduction of gas emissions and a global deal is possible only if there is a general agreement," Prestigiacomo said.
The meeting brought together countries responsible for more than 40 percent of the world's carbon gas emissions. The G8 groups Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States.
