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Biodiversity loss, the sixth great extinction and the need for action
Susan Price of the Green Left talks with Canadian ecosocialist Marc Bonhomme about the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15), held in Montreal from 7 to 19 December 2022. By Susan Price (S. P.): COP15 in Montreal has received much…
COP15: Countries reach historic agreement to protect the planet’s biodiversity
In the Canadian city of Montreal, delegates from nearly 200 countries participating in the UN Conference on Biodiversity, known as COP15, reached an agreement to protect at least 30% of the land and oceans considered important for biodiversity by 2030.…
COP15 recognises Indigenous Peoples’ work, but won’t disarm the threat of mass extinction
At the final adoption of an agreement at COP15, Greenpeace welcomes the explicit recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, roles, territories, and knowledge as the most effective biodiversity protection that has come out of the UN biodiversity talks. An Lambrechts, head…
UN Biodiversity Agreement by 2030: Protect 30% of Earth’s lands, oceans, coastal areas, inland waters (final text)
UN Biodiversity Agreement by 2030 Nearing the conclusion of a sometimes fractious two-week meeting, nations of the world today agreed on a historic package of measures deemed critical to addressing the dangerous loss of biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystems. Convened…
International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity celebrate COP15 deal on nature, and welcome the opportunity of working together
Following two weeks of often tense negotiations of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework(GBF), in Montreal, Canada, the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) praised the text for its “strong language on respect for the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local…
COP15 Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) denounces the false solutions of the draft agreement
According to the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) the UN biodiversity talks at COP15 put forward a text that acknowledges the necessary rights, roles and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples but leaves targets wide open for industry to continue biodiversity-destroying activities,…
COP15 Chinese presidency proposal : protect 30% of the planet ecosystems
In front of a full house on Saturday morning, the president of the 15th United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15), the Minister of Ecology and Environment of China, Huang Runqiu, heard the many complaints of the southern countries. By Sunday,…
The Convention on Biological Diversity must resist the commodification of all life
From December 7- 19, the 15th COP of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be taking place in Montreal, Canada, the first COP to take place since 2018, after being delayed due to the pandemic. This upcoming CBD COP…
COP15 Youth dismayed by the lack of ambition in the negotiations
An action to denounce the death of the living “With only 3 days left before the end of COP15, there are still 700 brackets, as many elements of the text that still do not have consensus. We are concerned about…
The recognition of the sovereignty of indigenous people could save the biodiversity and ecosystems
Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) and frontline Indigenous activists discuss today the important work of land and water defenders within Canada and beyond who are protecting biodiversity. The panelists were calling out false solutions and the lack of political will within…
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