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Between January 2023 and June 2024, banks offered a total of about $77 billion in credit to these firms, according to the Forest & Finance Coalition of research and advocacy groups. ECONOMIC IMPACTS
President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announces the city of Cali as the host for the United Nations Biodiversity COP16.. The UNCBD COP16 was originally set to be held in Turkey; [5] however, on July 31, 2023, the conference's organizing committee notified Parties that the country had decided to give up its right to host and preside the event, due to "a force majeure situation" caused by the ...
It is colloquially known as the “Nature Cop” because it focuses on protecting and restoring biodiversity. This year, it is taking place in Cali, Colombia, from October 21 to November 1.
The Convention's Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, created in 2010, include the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The meetings of the Parties to the Convention are known as Conferences of the Parties (COP), with the first one (COP 1) held in Nassau, Bahamas, in 1994 and the most recent one (COP 16) in 2024 in Cali, Colombia. [2]
The Report is a collaborative effort by 145 authors from 50 countries, [8] produced over a three-year period and supported by some 310 authors' contributions. [9] The Global Assessment Report comprises some 1,700 pages [8] evaluating over 15,000 scientific publications and reports from indigenous peoples. [10]
The South American nation later this month will host the U.N. COP16 biodiversity summit aimed at halting the rapid destruction of nature, with Muhamad serving as the conference's president.
CALI, Colombia (Reuters) -Countries at the U.N. COP16 nature talks in Colombia on Saturday agreed to how companies in sectors such as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics should pay for the use of ...
Mandatory nature-related disclosure of data. Companies will be required to disclose their impacts on biodiversity and the natural world. Increasing nature-positive financial flows. Banks and financial institutions will have to invest in projects that restore nature. Biodiversity targets will form a mandatory part of corporate governance.