The COP16 was the biodiversity stop, which ended on November 2 in Cali (Colombia) Without an agreement due to a lack of quorum after two weeks of negotiations. The table of the parties in the agreement on biological diversity announced at the time that the meetings would resume and that they would be resumed between 25 and 27, 2025 at the FAO headquarters of the Italian capital Rome.
Susana Muhamad was chairman of COP16 since her position as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia and was the one who He explained that it would work hard during the next meeting in Rome next to the parties To build the necessary trust and consensus that enabled them to reach ‘peace with nature’. He also said they will try that the objectives and goals of the worldwide biodiversity frame of Kunming-Montreal translate into tangible actions.
One of the big objectives of the COP16 was to agree Creating a new biodiversity fund That does not depend on the World Environment Fund. The reason why this was not achieved is then explained because the United States participates and this is one of the two countries that have not ratified the biodiversity agreement, nor is this expected, given the course that the new government is following.
Rome: COP16 Biodiversity negotiations are resumed in FAO
The COP16 of biodiversity will resist sessions Between 25 and 27 February at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO), in Rome“ After his suspension in Cali on November 2 due to a lack of quorum.
Under the progress and similarities achieved in Cali There is the structuring of a new global background that focuses on distributing the benefits derived from the use of digital sequence information (DSI) of genetic sources, which In 50% it is allocated to indigenous peoples and local communities, directly or through governments.
In addition, the work program of Article 8 (J) and the subsidiary have been adopted with the aim of guaranteeing the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as the recognition of AFRO -declining peoples in the agreement on the agreement on the agreement on the agreement on the agreement on the agreement on the agreement on the agreement on the agreement on the agreement on the agreement on the agreement on biological diversity in the same way, The marine areas of ecological or biological interest (EBSA) were determined, a decision of enormous importance for the goal of preserving 30% of marine areas by 2030.
Susana Muhamad, Minister of Environment of Colombia and President of the COP16 emphasized that in Cali ’47 strategic decisions to promote biodiversity were approved. There were two strategic decisions to complete and close the COP16: the financing route map after 2030 and the monitoring, planning and reporting of the worldwide results of the 23 goals ”.
Loose what was in treatment
Issues related to the mobilization of funds for biodiversity, a new financial mechanism or adjustment of the current and the creation of a monitoring framework to measure progress in The 23 goals of the worldwide framework for biodiversity They will concentrate as soon as the COP16 negotiations have resumed in Rome.
He Financing is a determining issueBecause without sufficient resources it will be impossible to achieve the goals of the worldwide framework of Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity before 2030. Meta 19 sets the mobilization of 200 billion dollars a year, with contributions of 2025 and 30 billion in 2030 by developed countries by developed countries.
However, the obligations are left behind and the bottom of the worldwide framework for Biodiversity (GBFF) has only collected 407 million dollars, while the annual needs vary between $ 722 and $ 967 billion, leaving a considerable financing gap lagging behind.
Regarding monitoring, during COP16 negotiations They focused on closing the holes in the monitoring frame and defining the modalities for a global evaluation process in 2026 and 2030With the aim of guaranteeing the accountability of the countries in the implementation of the world framework on the biodiversity of Kunming-Montreal. However, the discussions did not come to a conclusion before the suspension in Cali.
Implement the global biodiversity framework
With the 23 goals of the global biodiversity framework and the dedication of the parties in their national biodiversity strategies and plans (NBSAP) -46 and 123 parts have been presented, revised national goals have driven – Have a precise registration of progress will be decisive To view the results at the end of the decade.
“The COP16 in Cali showed the demand for negotiations and the enormous challenge to find consensus for global similarities. Cali, in addition to unprecedented mobilization of citizens around biodiversity, lay bridges and consolidated determining initiatives for the health of the planet and the wells of people. The reactivation of discussions in Rome is an opportunity to concentrate all efforts on two crucial issues: financing and monitoring.
Negotiators must evoke the ambition and understand that we reach the first quarter of a century with a triple environmental crisis that does not give a ceasefire. We trust that the right decisions will be made for the future of humanity and that COP16 marks an important milestone in the integration of biodiversity agendas And climate for the COP30 of climate change in Belem, Brazil, “said Ximena Barrera, director of government relationships and international affairs at WWF Colombia.