United Nations Biodiversity Conference COP16

From October 21 – November 1, a Rare delegation of 16 staff members, two Coastal 500 Mayors, and two local community representatives from Brazil  joined 20,000 representatives from national governments and civil society in Cali, Colombia for the 16th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16).

Over the course of the COP, countries took major steps toward recognizing human rights in conservation action, including landmark recognition of the role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and significant strides toward the marine coastal biodiversity objectives of the 30×30 target.

Rare’s engagement at COP16 centered on the power of people-centered conservation solutions— that put people, their needs, their motivations, their challenges, and their agency at the very center—to successfully and sustainably implement of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

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Keep the COP16 Conversation Going

Watch a follow-up webinar that explores how we can utilize innovative approaches focused on behavior adoption to ensure that people—their needs, motivations, and challenges—are at the heart of implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Featured speakers:

• Sakhile Silitshena, Head of Science, Policy and Governance at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
• Elma Kay, Managing Director of the Belize Maya Forest Corridor Trust
• Monica Varela, Vice President, Rare Colombia
• Kevin Green, Vice President, Rare’s Center for Behavior & the Environment

Watch the recording