STATEMENT: UN Biodiversity Summit COP16 Kicks Off in Colombia
3 days ago · COP16. Cali, Colombia (October 18, 2024) — Countries will soon gather at the 16th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, which kicks off on October 21. This will be the first biodiversity summit since countries adopted a landmark plan to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 at COP15 in Montreal in 2022 — the Kunming ...
COP16 confronts "huge" challenge of protecting 30% of world's …
3 days ago · The global target to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and water ecosystems by 2030 faces “huge” challenges, a top facilitator of UN biodiversity talks warned ahead of the COP16 summit starting next week in the Colombian city of Cali. According to the UN’s biodiversity agency, only 29 countries – out of 196 – have so far ...
COP16: From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state
3 days ago · The World Bank estimates that the collapse of certain ecosystem services, such as fisheries or native forests, could cost the world economy $2.7 trillion annually by 2030, about 2.3% of global ...
COP16: What’s on the agenda at this year’s biodiversity talks?
3 days ago · COP16 will focus on implementing the global deal on nature agreed at the last COP in December 2022. The four long-term goals and 23 specific targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) have an overall mission of halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030. Key targets include conserving 30 per cent of the world’s ...
Five key issues the world will discuss at COP16 - UNEP-WCMC
A successful COP16 would be one that delivers on the remaining commitments from the UN Biodiversity Conference in 2022 and provides countries with the necessary guidance and support to fully and effectively implement all aspects of the Global Biodiversity Framework. The task at hand is ambitious but achievable. Neville Ash, Director of UNEP-WCMC
Pressure grows for countries to deliver on promised biodiversity ...
5 days ago · At the conference known as COP16, countries next will report on progress made toward the goals, and governments are expected to agree on mechanisms to assure the implementation of them, according to a European Parliament report.
Devex Newswire: What to watch at the COP16 biodiversity summit
3 days ago · Discussions on indigenous rights, nature’s DNA ownership, and financing biodiversity recovery are top of the agenda next week at COP16 in Colombia. Plus, the Pandemic Fund eyes emergency ...
Everything on the table at COP16 | Devex
3 days ago · Here’s what you’ll want to keep an eye on: A focus on finance The big number on everyone’s mind going into COP16 in Colombia is $20 billion by 2025. In 2022, during COP15 in Montreal ...
Convention on Biological Diversity
COP 16 will be the first Biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at COP 15 in December 2022 in Montreal, Canada. At COP 16, governments will be tasked with reviewing the state of implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
CBD, COP16, and the grand plan for biodiversity
Aug 15, 2024 · Countries agreed on a new “Global Biodiversity Framework” with the express goal of halting and reversing global biodiversity loss. The plan includes 23 global targets that the world must achieve by 2030 for a chance at success.
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