Photo: Lina Robles- Publimetro COP16: “their spirits are still alive”, activists protested the murder of environmental leaders in the Blue Zone. The United Nations COP16 Biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia that began on October 21 concluded on the morning of November 2. The Guardian explains: “A global summit on halting Read more…
On October 24, Peace Brigades International-Canada held a webinar focused on the United Nations COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia, the upcoming negotiations in Geneva on the UN Binding Treaty on business and human rights, and the crucial protection needs of environmental defenders. Target 22 of the framework being negotiated at Read more…
Webinar speakers: Michel Forst, Yannick Wild, Berenice Celeita, Javier Garate. In his opening message today to the United Nations COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia, UN Secretary General António Guterres said: “Our task at this COP is to move from words to deeds.” Those words, to be further negotiated at COP16, Read more…
Video: Juliette De Rivero presents the main concerns about the situation of environmental defenders in Colombia ahead of COP16. The Spanish news agency EFE reports: “The COP16 [biodiversity summit] in Colombia [taking place October 21 to November 1] is ‘an opportunity to improve the protection of environmental defenders’, says the Read more…
Photo: Agnès Callamard In advance of the COP16 Biodiversity conference that will take place this coming October 21 to November 1 in Cali, Colombia, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, has commented: “Environmental rights defenders and land protectors often risk their lives to protect our planet and its biodiversity. Delegations Read more…
Video by Michael Toledano of RCMP C-IRG arresting environmental human rights defenders, November 2021. The Guardian now reports: “More than 80% of countries have failed to submit plans to meet a UN agreement to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems, new analysis has found. …Countries committed to submit their plans Read more…
Photo: Yannick Wild, Berenice Celeita, Javier Garate. Join us on Thursday October 24 at 12 pm (Colombia) / 1 pm (Ottawa) / 7 pm (Geneva) for a webinar that will link the protection needs of environmental defenders and the upcoming United Nations COP16 Biodiversity, COP29 Climate and Binding Treaty talks. Read more…
The PBI-Colombia accompanied Humanitarian Action Corporation for Coexistence and Peace in Northeast Antioquia (CAHUCOPANA) has posted: “Now in Bogota. Cahucopana Nordeste participates in the capital of Colombia in the meeting prior to #COP16 #PeaceWithNature, highlighting the importance of biodiversity in the territories #SerraniaSanLucas to advance towards #Peace.” The United Nations Read more…
The United Nations COP16 Biodiversity conference will take place this coming October 21 to November 1 in Cali, Colombia. Shortly afterwards, the UN COP29 Climate conference will take place November 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. A year after that, COP30 will take place November 10-21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil. Global Witness Read more…