COP 16 on Biodiversity: the world convenes in Cali, Colombia to join efforts towards achieving “Peace with Nature”

By H.E. Ms. Carolina Olarte Bácares, Ambassador of Colombia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, with 10% of the world’s biodiversity located within its around two million square kilometers of …

India Launches Updates NBSAP at COP 16 to CBD in Colombia

Bogota: Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh, released India’s updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP), at the 16th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 16) to the …

Miners, farmers protest COP16 host Colombia's nature protection plans

Miners, farmers protest COP16 host Colombia's nature protection plans by AFP Staff Writers Cali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 22, 2024 Thousands of miners and small-scale farmers protested Tuesday in Colombia against plans by the government, currently hosting a …

COP16 Talks in Colombia Adopt a Novel Way to Pay for Conservation

Diplomats from nearly 200 countries ended two weeks of environmental talks on Saturday after agreeing on a new fund that would shift some of the profits from nature’s DNA to global conservation efforts. The agreement calls on companies that make money from …

Venezuelan president reveals María Corina Machado is between Panama and Colombia asking for new sanctions

Caracas, November 2 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro assured that the far-right María Corina Machado is not in the country and going back and forth between Colombia and Panama, asking for new sanctions to destabilize the Bolivarian country. “Now …

Colombia’s Unique’ Temple for Making Love’ Welcomes Biodiversity

As hotel space in Cali, Colombia, filled up ahead of COP16, the themed motels were able to step in and fill the gap — a reminder of the cultural importance of motels in Latin America as spaces of romance, rest, and now, biodiversity diplomacy. Motels in …

Sir Paul McCartney puts on a spectacular show in Colombia during South American leg of his Got Back Tour

Sir Paul McCartney continued to put on a spectacular show as he took to the stage in Colombia as part of the South American leg of his Got Back Tour. The Beatles star, 82, looked smart in a navy blue jacket and trousers, which he wore over a pale blue …

Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 UN biodiversity summit in Colombia

COP16: Colombia, which advocates for 'peace with nature,' is the deadliest country for environmentalists

Representatives of indigenous peoples and NGOs hold up photos of victims of the environmental cause in Colombia at COP16 in Cali on October 31, 2024. LUIS ACOSTA / AFP Jani Silva is a leading figure in the defense of the environment and the rights of …

Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 biodiversity summit in Colombia

CALI, Colombia (AP) — Delegates came to an agreement late Friday at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future talks and decisions on nature conservation.The COP16 summit …