Martin Cadena’s Post

Delighted to be here in Cali, Colombia, where this weekend the CBD #COP16 meeting will begin! I am here with the ZSL delegation pushing for strong action on implimentation of the Global Biodiversity Framework. CBD COP 16 is the first major summit since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) in 2022 and will be a test of national commitment to action on biodiversity loss. Our key focuses? Ambitious national stratgies and action plans: Aligned with the #KMGBF and backed by real resources! - Species recovery: Scaling up efforts to protect the building blocks of life. 🪴 - Closing data gaps: We need accurate measures of progress. 🔢 - Finance: Meeting commitments to developing countries and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities 💵 - Nature and climate action: Synergistic approaches to the climate and nature crisis are essential! 🌍 - Digital Sequence Information (DSI): DSI needs a coherent, transparent, and equitable access and benefits-sharing system from the use of genetic resources and profits made from its use. 🔁 To Learn more about our COP16 policy recommendations see our full position here - https://lnkd.in/gvDQFRfK and feel free to reach out at any time! #biodiversity #conservation #ZSL #COP16Colombia

COP 16 Biodiversity is well underway and its prime impact is (should be) on policy worldwide. New and better policies around biodiversity. And hopefully science-based policies. But can we measure the impact of science on policy? One way is to measure the citations in policy documents to scientific publications - see the figure below. We see that biodiversity research has three times more impact on policy than research across all disciplines. Research from Europe and the US & Canada has the highest impact on policy while East Asia (mostly China) has the least impact on policy. More in the recent Elsevier report https://lnkd.in/eXNB8ztH #COP16 #biodiversity #COP16Colombia #GlobalBiodiversityFramework #BiodiversityResearch #COP16Cali #sustainabledevelopment #SDGs #CaliEsCOP16 Paola Barr Valeria Rinaudo Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz Dante Cid Bob Kreiken Jeanne Nel

#COP16Colombia Kicks Off Today in Cali 🇨🇴🌴🐆 We are pleased to announce the start of the #sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16), running from 21 October to 1 November 2024 in Cali, Colombia. This is a critical moment for global #biodiversity as governments gather to review the implementation of the #Kunming-Montreal Global #Biodiversity #Framework (#KMGBF). #What to Expect at COP16: 🔍 Reviewing Progress: This will be the first Biodiversity COP since the adoption of the #KMGBF at COP15 in December 2022 in Montreal, Canada. Countries will align their #National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans with the Framework, showcasing their commitment to #biodiversity goals. 🛡️ Multiple Protocol Meetings: The conference will also host: - The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Cartagena #Protocol on #Biosafety. - The fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the #Nagoya #Protocol on Access to #Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits. 🏛️ High-Level #Ministerial Segment: Expect influential discussions and commitments from global leaders aimed at enhancing biodiversity #conservation efforts. 🗓️ Dates: 21 Oct - 1 Nov 2024   📍 Location: Cali, Colombia   ⏯️ Follow the plenary sessions online: https://lnkd.in/e7vhc6XC At EnviCrimeNet, we’ll be closely monitoring the negotiations and discussions that will shape global #biodiversity and #environmental #policies. #COP16 #Biodiversity #Sustainability #EnvironmentalPolicy #GlobalGoals

The 16th Conference of the Parties of UN Biodiversity #COP16 concluded without a formal closing, as it was suspended due to a lack of quorum in the plenary. The conference will resume at a later date. However, before the suspension, the parties successfully adopted a historic decision, opening the door for Indigenous Peoples and local communities to have a greater influence on the global plan to halt biodiversity loss https://lnkd.in/dnW9AcW4

🌍❓COP16, the sixteenth UN conference on Biodiversity, wrapped up in Cali, Columbia last week - but what is COP16, and what are the key objectives behind the Convention on Biological Diversity?❓🌍 🐞 COP16 is the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which entered into force on 29 December 1993.  🐜 The Convention has three main objectives:  The conservation of biological diversity  The sustainable use of the components of biological diversity  The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilisation of genetic resources 🐛 The COP the governing body of the Convention, and is composed of representatives of member states that are parties to it. The COP advances and reviews implementation of the Convention through decisions taken at its periodic (normally bi-annual) meetings.  🐝 COP16 marked the first meeting since the ambitious Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted during COP15 - setting out goals and pathways to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss. 🌼 The Convention has a broad agenda, but discussions at COP16 centred around the use of digital sequencing information on genetic resources, a review of implementation of the GBF (in particular finance and resource mobilisation) and Article 8j of the Convention, being provisions regarding effective involvement of indigenous and local communities in all stages of implementation. 🍄  If you’re interested to hear about domestic efforts to enhance our biological diversity in the UK (which is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world) sign up to our upcoming knowledge session on 🌳 Biodiversity Net Gain and Nature Recovery 🌳 taking place on 3 December. 🌿 To join us for this session, the registration link is in the comments 👇 Photo by Bhabin Tamang on Pexels Ming Zee Tee Sarah Hill-Smith Flora Curtis Yomna Elewa Marina Soares Riley Forson Dominika Leitane Emma Short Harriet Hall Catríona Campbell #ESG #legalvoicesforthefuture #lawyers #BNG #biodiversity #BiodiversityNetGain #nature #SustainabilityInLaw #COP16

COP 16, the Sixteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), took place from October 21 to November 1, 2024, in Cali, Colombia.This conference held immense importance as it was the first COP on biodiversity following the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) at COP 15 in December 2022. The overarching goal of COP 16 was to ensure the implementation of the GBF, aimed at halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030. With over 190 countries participating, the conference united governments, businesses, civil society, indigenous communities, and other stakeholders to address the ongoing biodiversity crisis. Read more through document! #CEYI #COP16 #Biodiversity

Today we celebrate the #BiodiversityDay ! The theme of International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) 2024 is “Be part of the Plan”, and serves as a call to action for all stakeholders to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity by supporting the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global #Biodiversity #Framework, also referred to as the #BiodiversityPlan. The Biodiversity Plan offers opportunities for cooperation and partnerships among diverse actors. #Governments, #indigenouspeoples and #LocalCommunities, #NGOs, #businesses, and individuals are encouraged to highlight the ways in which they are supporting the implementation of the Biodiversity Plan. Everyone has a role to play and therefore can Be Part of the Plan. #IDB2024 is expected to increase the visibility momentum in the lead-up to the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16), to be held in #Colombia from 21 October to 1 November 2024. UN Environment Programme #bluebellindex #letsact #climateaction

A very good summary of the issues at stake here at the #Biodiversity #COP16 in Cali, Colombia. The most fundamental challenge is whether the #internationalcommunity can finally muster the #politicalwill to implement core commitments on paper and act to address the escalating global #environmentalcrisis . In this case, the litmus test is progress on national action plans for implementation of the landmark #KunmingMontreal biodiversity agreement of 2022. And surely, faced with the latest very recent scientific assessments of how wildly off-target we are on addressing #climatechange and #biodiversityloss, and the existential precipice on which we stand, they will rise to occasion. Surely…. The issue is no longer the protection of endangered species. It is nothing less than #survivalecology.

#COP16 is fast approaching! Next week, delegates from around the world will come together in Cali, Colombia, for the first meeting of the biodiversity COP since the passing of the Global Biodiversity Framework 2 years ago at COP16. This is our first opportunity to assess where we are after two years of implementation, and chart a course of action to reach our 2030 goals. We only have 6 years left to halt and reverse the decline of nature - it's time to step up to #Implement the GBF, #Integrate biodiversity into all financial and policy decision-making, and #Invest in nature's recovery. The Nature Conservancy will be present throughout COP16, shining a light on innovative, actionable, transformative, equitable solutions and strategies to help us collectively achieve our global goals for nature. Check out TNC's events in the Blue and Green Zones here: https://lnkd.in/e6zq8BxM And if you're in Cali, it would be great to connect! #HopeforNature

The focus at #COP16 is on biodiversity finance. Our new paper emphasizes that it’s about more than just filling a funding gap—it’s about structural reform to align global finance with biodiversity protection rather than exploitation. As we enter the second week of negotiations at the biodiversity conference in Cali, there’s still uncertainty around securing the essential funding needed to protect and restore nature. The two most contentious issues at #COP16 —Digital Sequence Information (DSI) and resource mobilization— are both core to biodiversity finance and closely linked in the ongoing political discussions. Biodiversity finance can seem challenging, if not complicated. As the week starts, The Common Initiative is sharing this document, hoping it helps delegates and journalists for the week ahead.