16th Conference of Parties on Biological Diversity
Cali, Colombia
October 21 – November 1, 2024 | Cali, Colombia
COP 16 will be the first Biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at COP 15 in December 2022 in Montreal, Canada.
COP 16 will bring together world leaders from more than 190 countries, including heads of state, authorities, and experts, to make concrete decisions that will determine the future of our planet. The accelerated loss of species and natural resources obliges us to act with the objective of halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030. Governments will be tasked with reviewing the state of implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Parties to the Convention are expected to show the alignment of their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) with the Framework. COP 16 will further develop the monitoring framework and advance resource mobilization for the Global Biodiversity Framework. Among other tasks, COP 16 is also due to finalize and operationalize the multilateral mechanism on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources. Learn more about COP 16 on their website.
Members from our Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative and the Natural Infrastructure for Water Security (NIWS) Project are attending the COP to host and participate in events.
Forest Trends Sessions at COP 16
Advances and opportunities in the design and promotion of financial mechanisms for the conservation of biodiversity and its ecosystem services in Peru (event en español)
Thursday, October 24
4:30 PM
Peru Pavilion
Forest Trends, with local partners Minam, Sernanp, Sedapar, and Profonanpe, will show the importance of the MERESE tool (Mechanism for the Remuneration of Ecosystem Services) and its application in an innovative model for the conservation and sustainable management of water resources and biodiversity.
Featuring: Fernando León Morales, Deputy Director of Investments, NIWS
Stewards of Biodiversity to be Recognized and Rewarded
Thursday, October 31
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Nature Positive Pavilion at CBD COP16 BLUE ZONE
Biodiversity Stewardship Units introduce a new methodology, co-created by the Yawanawá people, to reward their contributions and those of other Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to delivering measurable biodiversity outcomes. Join this interactive session hosted by Yawanawá leaders who will share their experience in co-creating a new, market-based mechanism to reward their contribution to the conservation of biodiversity in their home territory (over 180,000 hectares). Their securing of intellectual property rights to the methodology, the activities carried out to date and what is still to come will be presented. Their co-creators will be on hand to answer questions on technical aspects, from eligibility to data collection, unit calculation, external review, market strategy and more. Constructive dialogue around the challenges and opportunities presented by this innovative new approach will be welcomed.