COP16 confronts "huge" challenge of protecting 30% of world's …
1 day 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 a key summit taking place in Cali, Colombia, next week. According to the UN’s biodiversity agency, only 29 countries – out of 196 – have so far submitted key ...
COP16: From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state
11 hours 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 ...
Saudi Arabia to host largest-ever UN conference on land and …
Jan 31, 2024 · The Riyadh COP16 will focus on mobilizing governments, businesses and communities worldwide to accelerate action on land restoration and drought resilience as a cornerstone of food, water and energy security.
Factbox-COP16: From Forests to Oceans, Nature in a Dire State
11 hours 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 ...
UNCCD 16th session of the Conference of the Parties
The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2 to 13 December 2024. UNCCD COP 16 is more than a critical milestone – it represents a moonshot moment to raise global ambition and accelerate action on land and ...
At COP16, conservationists will be neighbors with the legacy of ...
1 day ago · Environmental science and conservation news. The world’s leading conservationists will flock to Cali, Colombia, this October for the U.N. biodiversity conference, COP16. Within Cali’s bustling ...
‘The Paris Agreement for nature’: Can COP16 move ... - Euronews
12 hours ago · The UN biodiversity conference is beginning next week, two years after the last summit secured a global agreement to protect 30 per cent of nature by 2030, known as 30x30. COP16 - the 16th ...
Five key issues the world will discuss at COP16 - UNEP-WCMC
The report will be available on 28 October. 5. Commit to using indicators on traditional knowledge and gender. Katherine Despot-Belmonte, Senior Specialist in Nature, Gender and Rights. The adoption and use of traditional knowledge indicators by countries will be one of the items discussed at COP16.
COP16 - Programme - UNCCD
UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in December 2024 will bring together leaders and high-level officials for a landmark event that will accelerate action on land, drought resilience and green transition in Saudi Arabia, the region and beyond.
STATEMENT: UN Biodiversity Summit COP16 Kicks Off in Colombia
17 hours 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 ...
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