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CBD COP16 signals a growing momentum towards integrating biodiversity considerations into all sectors of the economy and society
CBD COP16 in Cali, Colombia, hosted a record attendance of around 23’000 people, with 3’000 representatives from the business ...
COP16 Vs. COP29 — Climate Goals Lead To A Global Funding Fight
The outcomes of COP16 on biodiversity may conflict with the continued climate funding fight between environmentalists and ...
Indigenous groups given voice on conservation issues
The Indigenous body will be formed by two co-chairs elected by COP: one nominated by U.N. parties of the regional group, and ...
Nature Funding Falls Short At COP16. Now What?
COP16 failed to deliver meaningful progress on funding nature’s protection and restoration. How can governments, businesses ...
Policy Watch: Business turned up at COP16, but policymakers failed to unlock finance for nature
Many observers left COP16 disappointed, but there were some wins for biodiversity protection in Cali, Colombia. One was a new ...
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Climate change and the threat of ocean acidification
That is the conclusion of new research on the critical threat of ocean acidification. Scientists discussed the problem at the COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia last month; and it is among ...
Comment: Social enterprises are critical actors in protecting biodiversity. We need to back them
Our planet faces a devastating loss of nature. Over a million plant and animal species are on the brink of extinction, and ...
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Lula Cleared for Travel After Health Scare
Brazil's President Lula da Silva has been cleared to travel after a medical exam showed improvement following a head injury ...
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How Colombia’s Mangrove Stewards are Pioneering a Climate and Nature-Positive Approach
Mangrove ecosystems bridge the line between land and sea. They are precious biodiversity hotspots, home to hundreds of ...
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Faith groups welcome Indigenous rights advances at UN biodiversity summit
COP16 ended without decisions in key areas around implementing a global conservation treaty. But faith groups applauded the ...
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How the oceans fared at the COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia
The announcement came early on the morning of Oct. 31. Delegates to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity summit (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, had finally agreed on a protocol for ...
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COP16 Dispatch: Week 2 Students’ Reflections on COP16 and Biodiversity Policy
I had the incredible opportunity to moderate a panel “Biodiversity Beyond the Classroom: Students’ Perspectives from COP16” ...