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"Progress at the UN’s biodiversity summit, Cop16, in Cali, Colombia, has been
slow. Frustratingly so.
There were high hopes that the Colombian hosts could coordinate action between
developed and developing countries towards reaching the landmark global
biodiversity agreement reached in Montreal, Canada at Cop15 two years ago. But
after two weeks and one long night, negotiations ended abruptly. Many delegates
had to leave to catch flights home with key issues unresolved.
This conference started with alarming news that the latest edition of the red
list – the official record of threatened species – shows that more than one
third of tree species face extinction in the wild. That’s more than the number
of threatened birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians combined.
Urging negotiators to recognise the seriousness of this nature crisis,
Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro warned they were facing “the battle for
life”.
There was certainly no shortage of people seeking solutions."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
