Amazon Conservation Participates in COP16 CBD
September 23, 2024
We are excited to announce that Amazon Conservation will be participating in this year’s COP16: The United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Cali, Colombia!
As nations across the globe are beginning to witness the necessity for environmental action, many may still be wondering: what exactly is COP16, and why does this matter? COP16 refers to the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Enacted in 1992, The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a global treaty that brings nations together in conserving the planet’s biodiversity and developing sustainable solutions to using its resources. COP meetings are held biennially, and member countries gather to discuss new conservation strategies, and solutions to global issues concerning biodiversity, and assess progress in the implementation of the CBD. While many goals within the CBD require collective action, every nation is anticipated to contribute to making their own agreed-upon goals and targets a reality.
COP16 seeks to assess and advance the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted at COP15, which establishes 2030 targets and 2050 goals to stop biodiversity loss, safeguard ecosystems, and foster sustainable development. As this year’s COP is hosted in an incredibly biodiverse landscape, governments, NGOs, Indigenous leaders, and civil society will be given the opportunity to highlight solutions and opportunities for preserving vital ecosystems and reversing habitat loss: both of which our entire planet depends on.
In addition to participating in these imperative discussions, our organization will be hosting a special side event that highlights the issue of illegal gold mining, one of the most prominent threats to the Amazon basin. This side-event will detail various solutions devised and implemented to intervene against illegal mining via collaboration with civil society organizations who are monitoring the expansion of gold mining in real-time, compelling governments, and tracking the illicit financial flows that fuel its expansion.
Date, time, and location of our event is subject to change as COP organizers finalize the schedule of side events. Sign up here to receive updates on it.
We look forward to having a presence at such a globally significant event that strives for conservation solutions that will benefit all who depend on Earth’s most vital ecosystems.
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