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#COP16 starts today, but what is it?
The 1992 UN Convention on Biodiversity formalized international cooperation on biodiversity and has helped give nature a seat at the climate action conversation, but missed targets, sidelined Indigenous voices, and non-binding commitments have impeded the agreement's full potential.
Over the next two weeks, delegates and advocates to the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity convene to develop an action plan for implementing and hitting the targets and goals outlined in the Global Biodiversity Framework by 2030.
#COP16 starts today, but what is it?
The 1992 UN Convention on Biodiversity formalized international cooperation on biodiversity and has helped give nature a seat at the climate action conversation, but missed targets, sidelined Indigenous voices, and non-binding commitments have impeded the agreement's full potential.
Over the next two weeks, delegates and advocates to the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity convene to develop an action plan for implementing and hitting the targets and goals outlined in the Global Biodiversity Framework by 2030.
