CIVICUS discusses the upcoming biodiversity summit with Ximena Barrera Rey, Director of Governance and International Relations at the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), one of the world’s largest conservation organisations.
The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity will take place in Cali, Colombia from 21 October to 1 November. The first since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the summit is expected to focus on finding ways to accelerate its implementation. It will also provide an opportunity for civil society, academia, the private sector and financiers to offer solutions to halt and reverse habitat loss, protect endangered species, guarantee sustainable use of biodiversity and ensure fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources.
