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Lena Yanina Estrada Añokazi, nueva Ministra de Ambiente: liderazgo indígena y gobernanza ambiental global Lena Yanina Estrada Añokazi, indígena del Pueblo Uitoto M+n+k del Amazonas, es la nueva Ministra de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia. Estrada es politóloga de la Universidad Nacional…
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El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia presentó el balance preliminar sobre la deforestación en el país, destacando que se ha alcanzado la segunda cifra más baja desde que se mide este fenómeno. En los últimos tres años se ha evitado la pérdida de más de 212.000 hectáreas de…
La ministra de ambiente Susana Muhamad en Cali
Las negociaciones sobre biodiversidad que quedaron pendientes en la COP16 de Cali continuarán del 25 al 27 de febrero en Roma, en la sede de la FAO. La presidenta de la COP16, Susana Muhamad, liderará las discusiones con el objetivo de concretar acuerdos clave para la implementación del Marco Global…
The forest fires that have been occurring in different regions of the country have generated many concerns among citizens. Should trees be planted once the incident is over? How can wild animals be helped? Researchers from the Humboldt Institute clarify the main doubts and make recommendations to…
Inirida Flower - Logo COP16
Before the United Nations Environment Assembly, held in Nairobi, Kenya, the Minister of Environment Susana Muhamad and David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), presented the image and slogan of the COP16 to be held in Colombia in October 2024. "We…
Santiago de Cali, capital del Pacífico colombiano, ha sido elegida por el Presidente Gustavo Petro como ciudad anfitriona de la COP16 sobre Biodiversidad, el evento internacional más importante jamás celebrado en el país.
Santiago de Cali, capital of the Colombian Pacific, has been chosen by President Gustavo Petro as the host city for the COP16 on Biodiversity, the most important international event ever held in the country. More info here

Only accredited participants, including delegations of the Parties, Heads of State, authorized observers, and accredited press, will have access to the Blue Zone.

In the Green Zone, there will be conferences, panels, workshops, environmental project exhibitions, artistic performances, and networking

According to statements from the Minister of Environment and Development, these are the main objectives pursued with this event: The creation of a “fund to distribute the benefits of using genetic resources stored in digital databases. To explain a bit further, there are genetic resources segmented…
"The Colombia Pavilion is Colombia's home in the Blue Zone of COP16, where we will host bilateral meetings. It features a maloca-shaped space for political discussions on the state of biodiversity. It will hold more than 10 events per day, and we will also showcase not only the country's…

《生物多样性公约》第25条确立了一个开放式的政府间科学咨询机构,名为科学、技术和工艺咨询附属机构(科咨机构),以便就《公约》的实施向缔约方大会,以及在必要时向其它附属机构,提供及时的咨询建议。作为缔约方大会的附属机构,科咨机构将向缔约方大会定期汇报其各方面工作。科咨机构是一个所有缔约方都可参与的跨学科机构,其中包括各个专业领域的政府代表。其职能包括:对生物多样性状况进行评估;评估依照《公约》条款所采取的各类措施;回答缔约方大会可能向该机构提出的问题。科咨机构的工作方式在决定VIII/10附录III规定的该机构总体工作方式中加以描述。

Grouper moon fish. Photo by Jim Hellem
The selling, exporting and consumption of beche-de-mer, undersized fish, kawakawa and donu (grouper) will stop from next year between June and September.
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The purpose of the workshop is to build capacity and provide guidance on how to establish and sustain effective national clearing‑house mechanisms (CHM), in line with decision X/15 and in support of the national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs).

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, The National Trust of Fiji and NatureFiji-MareqetiViti have discovered a new species of banded iguana The new species of lizard, Brachylophus gau, is one of only four living species of South Pacific iguana, and is…
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Out of the 167 freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas identified, mapped and validated throughout the Mediterranean region, 75 percent were found outside the boundaries of any pre-existing protected areas or other KBAs, according to the main results of an IUCN assessment revealed today at the IUCN World…