There is a lot of work to do at the upcoming UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16, which will take place in Cali, Colombia from 21 October to 1 November.
This will be the first round of global biodiversity talks since 196 governments reached a historic agreement in 2022 for a global biodiversity framework to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity that is driving mass extinctions.
Here's Greenpeace's demands for a successful outcome at UN biodiversity COP16:
1 – $20 billion USD by 2025 to fund global biodiversity protection (rich Global North governments, we're looking at you)
In 2022, governments agreed to provide at least $20 billion USD per year by 2025 to finance global biodiversity protection, the looming target of the global biodiversity framework and the first test of committed countries to turn their promises into action.
But governments are not paying up as promised: a recent report found out of 28 countries, 23 had paid less than half their pledged amount, leaving a $11.6 billion USD gap to meet the 2025 pledge.
The 2022 agreement, which established the critical target of protecting at least 30% of the world's land and seas by 2030, hinges upon the provision of agreed upon finances to set up those protected areas.
