COP16 – आवारा मुसाफिर

Historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions

November 3, 202493 Views

After two weeks of negotiations, delegates on Saturday agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future decisions on nature conservation, an important development that builds on a growing movement to recognize the role of Indigenous peoples in protecting land and helping combat climate change. The delegates also agreed to oblige major corporations to share the financial benefits of research when using natural genetic resources. Indigenous delegations erupted into cheers and tears after the historic decision to create the subsidiary body was announced. It recognizes and protects the traditional knowledge systems of Indigenous peoples and local communities for the benefit of global and national bi...

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Nature Positive tourism partnership heads to COP16 in Colombia

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

October 28, 202492 Views

The Nature Positive Tourism Partnership (NPTP), made up of the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance), will address world leaders at the UN Biodiversity Summit (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, as it continues its drive to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. Officially launched at COP15 in 2022, the Nature Positive Tourism Partnership brings together key tourism stakeholders, including policymakers and leading private sector players in travel, tourism, and hospitality. The NPTP will call on governments to engage strategically with the global Travel & Tourism sector in order to achieve the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) targets. Showcasing tourism’s biodiversity su...

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COP16: From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

October 20, 2024163 Views

Global destruction of nature has reached unprecedented extremes. As the United Nations two-week COP16 biodiversity summit kicks off on Monday in Cali, Colombia, here is what you need to know about nature's rapid decline - and its importance to the global economy. ANIMALS AND PLANTS Plants and animals play significant parts in keeping nature humming, from cycling nutrients throughout an ecosystem to aerating soils and engineering rivers. Without plants and animals, the world would not be habitable for humans. However, more than a quarter of the world's known species, or a total of about 45,300 species, are now threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). FILE PHOTO: Najin (front) and her daughter Pa...