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🇨🇴 Know what time it is? It's time to put the #ocean at the heart of #COP16 in Colombia. Land often takes center stage in these meetings. So it's crucial we put marine biodiversity at the top of the global agenda. Here are a few things you can do to help: 1️⃣ Attend the ocean events on October 27: 🗓 The UN Biodiversity Ocean Day at #KMGBFPavilion Featuring critical discussions on: • People & Ocean: Fishers as Biodiversity Stewards • The Connected Ocean • Ocean & Climate • Science & Technology • Partnerships for Impact + Info: https://lnkd.in/eRH8t3H3 🎤 UN Ocean Decade Events • 8:00-8:45 AM: Ocean Decade & Global Biodiversity Framework (UN Pavilion) • 2:30-3:30 PM: Science & Technology for Action (GBF Pavilion) + Info in the comments below. 2️⃣ Support the #NatureIsAlsoBlue Campaign 💙 Customize sample posts for your audience • Include campaign hashtags to boost visibility  • Encourage your community to join Access toolkit in the comments below. Are we missing any ocean events/campaigns? Let us know in the comments so we can support each other. #MarineConservation #Biodiversity #OceanDecade #NatureIsAlsoBlue #CBDCOP16

COP16 Biodiversity Summit - Key takeaways 🦋 #COP16 ended on Saturday, November 2nd on a mixed note. 👉 "Delegates from 177 nations agreed to language saying that companies “should” pay conservation fees for genetic digital sequence information (DSI) from which they profit. Corporate lobbyists ensured this measure was voluntary, but tropical nations could build DSI fees into their laws." 👉 "COP16 delegates also agreed to give Indigenous peoples and local communities a place at the negotiating table regarding conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, with “fair and equitable” sharing of benefits." 👉 "Oceans got a boost as a coalition of 11 philanthropies pledged $51.7 million to identify and expand marine protected areas in open oceans. The new Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) also moved toward launch. This novel funding mechanism could offer an estimated $4 billion annually to 70 tropical nations." 👉 "NGOs and large philanthropies identified obstacles that must be cleared to redirect $1.7 trillion in national subsidies that now annually harm biodiversity. On the down side, COP16 utterly missed addressing the failure of wealthy nations to keep financial pledges to protect nature with $20 billion by 2025 and $200 billion by 2030." If you're interested in knowing more about #biodiversity, join us at one of our upcoming workshops in #Singapore: https://lnkd.in/g8-S87hx 🔗 Source: https://lnkd.in/eCJPRjAj

“We must do today what yesterday we thought was impossible”. A powerful opening statement from Mukhtar Babayev, president of COP29. As Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Republic, Babayev is well aware of the inextricable link between humans, nature loss and climate. So what's possible right now? Here's some inspiration for how you can bring biodiversity to the centre of the climate change conversation: 🔵 Explore our free nature toolkit - a bitesize guide to get started with business and biodiversity https://lnkd.in/dg-7Kwtb 🔵 Book your team onto our upcoming Biodiversity Collage (22 November 2024 10 am - 1 pm) https://lnkd.in/dsYNweei 🔵 Review the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) recommendations and absorb our TNFD for beginners blog https://lnkd.in/dEdKUEsh 🔵 Stay tuned for our learnings as part of UK Business & Biodiversity Forum’s Nature Positive Working Group and become a member of UKBBF to benefit from their Insight Series. https://lnkd.in/dxra6Vgc The conference’s vision, “in solidarity for a green world”, cannot be achieved without biodiversity. As negotiations unfold, let’s not lose sight of nature.  Follow along for our team’s takeaways from Colombia’s recent Biodiversity COP16, and our thoughts on what’s to come at #cop29baku. 

We are running out of time ⌛ to halt the accelerated decline in ocean health. Biodiversity loss within our global ocean is reported to be declining faster in the past 50 years than at any other point in history. In efforts to protect our global ocean, countries around the world have developed and expanded their protected area networks at sea significantly over the past two decades. Join us at COP16 Colombia for "One Ocean, One Challenge: building effective MPA networks through trans-national partnerships": 📍 Cocora, Plaza 1, COP16 Event Hall 📆 30 October 2024 🕚 11:40 COT Co-hosted by Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy, Maldives and JNCC, our session #OneOceanOneChallenge will explore local and national experiences towards target 3 of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s post-2020 biodiversity framework. Presentations will be given from a number of countries that are all taking different approaches to contributing to 30x30, sharing experiences, knowledge and lessons learnt to begin to define a roadmap for global best practice and action. The session will include a comprehensive panel discussion, exploring synergies and opportunities, and encourage the audience to engage, allowing for networks to be built between countries 🤝 UN Biodiversity, Office français de la biodiversité #COP16Colombia #MarineProtectedAreas #MPAs #PeaceWithNature #TurningScienceIntoAction #ForNaturePeoplePlanet #30x30

As the world grapples with biodiversity loss, climate change, and land degradation, the interconnectedness of these crises calls for an integrated approach across the Rio Conventions to safeguard our planet’s future. 2024 is a critical year for environmental action, with the triple COPs of the UN Biodiversity, UN Climate Change, and UN Convention to Combat Desertification offering a unique opportunity for global leaders to align their efforts on biodiversity conservation, climate action, and land restoration. With the joint contributions of Astrid Schomaker, Simon Stiell, and Ibrahim Thiaw, this article explores how we can tackle these interconnected challenges and why collaboration for people and for nature is more urgent than ever. https://lnkd.in/eW7P_RTq

In today’s interconnected world, global cooperation is not just important—it’s essential / critical. Whether it's addressing the urgent threat of biodiversity loss, climate change or navigating the transformative impact of the AI revolution, these global challenges require collective action from all sectors. As we look ahead, it’s clear that only through collaboration can we build a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future. #GlobalCooperation #Biodiversity #Sustainability #AI #ClimateAction #2024AYearofCOPs

Here we go! Whilst the 16th annual #priinperson is taking place in Toronto, I’m here in Sydney where the Global Nature Positive Summit 2024 is about to kick off with a welcome to country by the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, traditional owners of the land on which the summit takes place It is an important year for ambition on Nature and Biodiveristy, with an increasing look to how investors and others can contribute to a #naturepositive future and where in a few weeks we’ll sea global leaders converge at #cop16. This will be the first Biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. It will be a key moment to see how parties to the Convention are aligning their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) with the Framework. I have high hopes to see more alignment between climate, nature and social goals and actions. Principles for Responsible Investment

🌍 As the world gathers for #COP16 in Cali, Colombia it's vital to recognize that Latin America and the Caribbean are home to two-thirds of the world's species. This region's rich #biodiversity is essential for global ecological balance. To combat the triple planetary crisis—climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution—the Global Environment Facility has invested over $5 billion dollars, leveraging more than $30 billion in co-financing. These investments are crucial for sustainable development and preserving our planet. Protecting biodiversity is not just an environmental imperative but also a pathway to sustainable #EconomicGrowth. By investing in nature, we create jobs, support livelihoods, and foster resilient economies that can thrive in harmony with our natural world. Let's continue to support and invest in initiatives that protect our natural world and drive sustainable economic growth. 🌱 #HealthyPlanetHealthyPeople #GEFatCOP16Colombia #GEFpartnership

Humanity cannot live without nature, but nature doesn't need humans. As Susana Muhamad puts it, the biodiversity crisis is the other side of the climate crisis coin, and we must work on restoring nature for the sake of future generations. Nature will recover, but it might take a couple of million years. Will we be around to see this? At COP16 Colombia, I hope that Biodiversity gets a mechanism to measure and appreciate the value of biodiversity. We need a mechanism similar to carbon offsets, to increase funding for biodiversity projects. In this mechanism, we should avoid the flaws of the Paris Agreement. https://lnkd.in/dhVET5zK #cop16 #biodiversity #colombia

Why do we need to link Carbon Credits with Biodiversity credits? The Climate Change and Biodiversity crises are extremely complex and life-threatening problems. Carbon Credits are a tool to fund nature regeneration projects. Unfortunately, all too often, biodiversity is not taken into account, and because monocultures are easier to plan and therefore cheaper, this is what is implemented. Therefore "Biodiversity Credits" might be the way forward. These could be combined with Carbon Credits to channel funding into projects that benefit both problems. I have just received my accreditation and plan to report from the blue zone at the Biodiversity COP-16 in Cali later this year and share interviews with experts from the event. Follow me to stay tuned! #biodiversity #climatechange #cop16