On this edition of Your Call's One Planet Series, we're discussing the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
From October 21-November 1, thousands of delegates from nearly 200 countries gathered in Cali, Colombia to address critical biodiversity issues, such biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation.
The two-week conference was a follow-up to the 2022 Montreal meetings where 196 countries signed a historic global treaty, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, to protect biodiversity.
Nearly one million species face extinction.
Guests:
Zak Smith, senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council
Tanya Sanerib, legal director for the international program and senior attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity
Resources:
The New York Times: Protecting Nature, With the U.S. on the Sidelines
Carbon Brief: COP16: Key outcomes agreed at the UN biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia
The Washington Post: Your medicine comes from unexpected places. Why those sources are now at risk.
