COP16: Biodiversity
COP16 was the sixteenth conference of the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in Cali, Colombia between 21st October 2024 and 1st November 2024.
The summit should have been a crucial opportunity to move forward global action on biodiversity loss following the pivotal agreement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at COP15. Following the agreement in 2022, a key focus for COP16 was implementing the Framework through finance and national plans.
Ultimately, it was not possible to reach a final agreement at COP16, leaving the future of the Framework’s delivery uncertain, both internationally and on the national level.
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