The acronym is the same as that of the conferences on the climate: but COP16 is about biodiversitywho resumed yesterday at the headquarters of the FAO in Roma“ It does not focus on global warming, but on the protection, preservation and improvement of living species, whether it is flora or fauna.
They resume, as said, because had interrupted in Cali last November” Colombia: The representatives had not reached an agreement within the expected period. The additional session will therefore be kept from 25 to 27 February in RomeA procedure of the Regulation.
The purpose of the COP16 is to pull a road that allows 200,000 million dollars from here to 2030loosen at the same time 500,000 million in harmful environmental subsidies.
It is not a simple game. Among other things because the agreement of Kunming-Montreal de 2022 (The so -Called World Biodiversity Framework) It is not signed by some of the nations with the largest biodiversity of the planet: Indonesia, Peru, South Africa, but also Finland, Norway and Switzerland are on the list. And also Russia, Türkiye, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
The goal is also 30% of the countries and seas of the world from here until 2030. Currently, only 17.6% of the country and 8.4% of the world oceans are protected.
Agrifood systems must work in harmony with biodiversity
The UN Food Agency has emphasized that Agrifood systems must work in harmony with biodiversity Unpleasant Guarantee a sustainable future for both people and the planet.
The current breakdown of ecosystems increases considerable risks, around 3000 million lives are at stake.
More than 150 countries gathered this week for the resumption of the 16th United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP16.2). The organization of United Nations for Agriculture and Food (FAO) has asked for a bold action for Transform Agri Vood systems and support the objectives of the World Biodiversity.
The organization organized a high -level meeting at its head office, in Rome, in which it emphasized that Agrifood systems must work in harmony with biodiversity to guarantee a sustainable future for both people and the planet.
The event made use of the impulse that was generated in the COP16 from CaliColombia, where FAO, the Colombian government and the secretariat of the Agreement on biological diversity (CDB) They launched the Initiative to support national strategies and action plans for biodiversity (EPANB).
“The initiative gives us a collective mechanism to help governments Create capacity, identify and use strategic levers in all sectors of the Agri -Voedings sector To achieve his national goals for biodiversity, ”explained the general manager of the Fao, Die Dongyu.
World collaboration is ‘imperative’
For the occasion, accompanied by the Colombian ministers María Susana Muhamad González, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development and President of the COP16and Martha Carvajalino, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The executive secretary of the CDB, Astrid Schomaker and ministers from different countries were also present and confirmed their dedication to the application of the Global Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF)Maintaining agri -vood systems in the foreground.
Minister Carvajalino emphasized the urgency of world cooperation to coordinate agricultural and environmental strategies. He also emphasized the Sustainable food production as an indispensable tool To put an end to hunger.
Biodiversity: On the edge of the abyss
In his message for the occasion, the Secretary General, António Guterres, emphasized that: “Nature cannot wait“.
“The foundations of life have been lost. Biodiversity is located on the edge of the abyss. But we have agreed how we can invest the tide: the World Framework for Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity is a plan to save humanity From a crisis that we caused, “he went on.
What Dongyu also explained that “biodiversity is also on the ground and in the water” and that it is fundamental “Consider biodiversity from a holistic and three -dimensional perspective”.
For his part, Schomaker said that biodiversity is essential for food security and nutrition, and that Transformation of agri -food systems is crucial to achieve both the preservation of biodiversity and sustainable development.
He also emphasized the importance of one approximation Integrated that cooperates with farmers To integrate biodiversity into national strategies.
This is essential for food production, because it offers important ecosystem services, such as pollination, soil fertility, pest control and climbing regulations.
3000 million lives at stake
The loss of pollinators could have enormous negative consequences for food security, since even even 75% of the world’s food crops depend on pollination, at least partly.
The current breakdown of ecosystems increases approximately significant risks, approximately 3000 million lives at stakeEspecially among vulnerable populations.
The general manager of the FAO emphasized the importance of applying the global biodiversity framework, adopted in COP15 to take on these challenges.
“More than Half of the 23 frame goals are directly related to agriculture”, He said, who underlines the need for countries to integrate Agri -Food systems into their national strategies and action plans for biodiversity.
What Dongyu warned that financial investments remain a crucial factor in achieving biodiversity objectives, and that the integration of Agri -Food Systems in national strategies and action plans for biodiversity can unlock financing options by international mechanisms, public associations, public associations, privada and national budgets can.
‘It is essential that farmers participate in the initiativewho take it as their own and are part of the association. Without farmers it is nothing more than politics without application, “he added.
Biodiversity negotiations: Nature cannot expect
With the unfinished negotiations of Cali, the resumption of the session in Rome marks a decisive moment for the world biodiversity agenda.
This week’s most important debates include the completion of financial mechanisms to mobilize the $ 200,000 million a year to launch the global biodiversity framework, as well as the improvement of the monitoring frameworks to control progress.
“With the world that is approaching dangerous turning points, it is necessary that they reach an agreement here in Rome on how biodiversity financing obligations will be met and how progress will be supervised against the application of the framework. Success requires responsibility. And the promotion requires financing“Said Guterres.
Integrated approaches without leaving anyone
While negotiations continue, FAO maintains its dedication to reduce the gap between ambition and application, to promote intersectoral cooperation and to guarantee essential means to protect biodiversity and at the same time guarantee food security for future generations.
“We need an integrated approach in all government sectors, in all ministries, to guarantee the four bets: Better production, better food, better environment and a better lifeWithout leaving anyone, “concluded Qu Dongyu, and emphasized that” this was “the common philosophy needed to produce base, nutritious, healthy and functional food: the four levels of food. “
The organization also plays a central role in the Supporting countries to integrate biodiversity into Agri Food systems y Agrifood systems in biodiversity plans and actions, so that policy and actions offer benefits for both biodiversity and food security at the same time.
The Secretary General urged ‘all parties to acknowledge that nobody wins if the conversations fail. No country is immune for this crisis and cannot only tackle it. We share nature and depend on it. Multilateralism is our only hope. That is why I ask all parts to do everything possible to find a common country and to look for solutions. “