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King Charles received biodiversity gifts from an Amazonian tribe at a Dubai hotel and was joined by Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron at the Cop28 summit.
Charles, 75, joined a Commonwealth and Nature reception at the hotel hosted by Commonwealth Secretary-General Baroness Scotland.
Indigenous leaders from various Commonwealth countries were also present alongside the King.
Gwenya Wapicana, 59, president of the indigenous organization FUNAI in Brazil and from the Truaro tribe in Roraima state, presented the king with a hand-decorated wooden bird.
She said that the Arara bird is an indigenous Amazonian bird and is a “symbol of biodiversity” and mimics the human voice.
“He loved the gift very much and I thanked him for everything he has done to help protect biodiversity in the Amazon,” she added.
King Charles speaks to representatives at the Commonwealth and Nature Reception during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).
Charles joined the Commonwealth and Nature reception at a Dubai hotel hosted by Commonwealth Secretary-General Baroness Scotland.
King Charles unveils a commemorative plaque at the Heriot-Watt University campus in Dubai during the Cop28 Summit
Gwenya Wapichana, 59, president of the indigenous organization FUNAI in Brazil and from the Truaro tribe in Roraima state, presented the king with a hand-decorated wooden bird.
The garden party was held to help launch the Wildfire Resilient Landscape Network.
Created by the Circular Bioenergy Alliance (CBA) and the Secretary of the Commonwealth to combine indigenous knowledge with modern science.
Baroness Scotland said in a speech that the King’s presence was “delightful and appropriate”.
She said the initiative was “inspired” by the King’s idea to pool the skills and knowledge of Australian Indigenous communities and Canadian scientists.
Both countries have been hit by widespread forest fires.
The King welcomed Lord Cameron to Dubai, who said: “I wouldn’t miss this visit for the world.”
Charles shook hands and spoke with students at Heriot-Watt University’s Dubai campus.
Dozens of people waited outside the campus with their cell phones to take pictures of the king.
Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron receives the King upon his arrival to meet students at the Heriot-Watt University campus in Dubai
King Charles smiles as he socializes at the Commonwealth and Nature Reception
Charles joined the Commonwealth and Nature reception today
King Charles speaks to representatives from Ecuador at the Commonwealth and Nature Reception
As he left, he unveiled a plaque before taking extra time to shake hands and greet the waiting students.
Examples of clean technology and innovations to combat climate change were on display ahead of his speech at the COP28 environment summit tomorrow.
Lord Cameron, who just became Foreign Secretary, also visited Dubai earlier this month to attend the Conference of the Parties.
Welcoming him on campus, Lord Cameron said: “I wouldn’t pass up this opportunity for the world.”
Hamza Yousaf, Scottish First Minister, also warmly welcomed the King.
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