The world's biggest nature protection conference opened in Colombia on Monday (Oct 21) with calls for urgent action and financing to reverse humankind's rapacious destruction of biodiv

About 2,000 Indeginous people from southwest Colombia marched in support of the government's agenda for the summit. Colombia has included Indigenous and Afro-descendant groups in the elaboration of the ‘Biodiversity Action Plan’.

With some 23,000 pre-registered delegates representing almost every country on Earth, today's opening of the 16th Conference of the Parties under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 16) marks the arrival of a critical moment for biodiversity.

Even though we’re planning on a state level, we’re part of a global ecosystem,” said UVM senior lecturer Walter Poleman, one of four representatives observing the summit on behalf of the Vermont Biodiversity Alliance,

Countries and companies meeting in Cali face tough questions over funding for biodiversity, indigenous rights and who pays for nature’s genetic bounty.

Countries are expected to submit those national biodiversity plans, known as NBSAPs, by the start of the Cali summit that runs from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1. Delegates will use the submissions to gauge how much progress has been made since the COP15 summit in 2022 and what needs to be prioritized going forward.

Countries are convening in Colombia to agree on wide-ranging targets to stem biodiversity loss and make a plan to pay for it

The world's biggest nature protection conference opens in Colombia Monday with the United Nations chief calling for countries to "convert words into action" and fatten a fund seeking to address

The world's biggest nature protection conference gets a ceremonial kickoff in Colombia Sunday with host city Cali on high alert after threats from a guerrilla group.