#COP16Colombia has begun with an opening ceremony centering the voices, culture and rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Colombia, who called on delegates to take action to preserve our common home "Let's save our Earth...without it, we are nothing." ZSL

If you’re at the biodiversity CoP in 🇨🇴 on Friday, please come to our event and meet some of our brilliant EDGE fellows.

"Those profiting from nature cannot use it as a free infinite resource, they must step up.” António Guterres at #COP16Colombia demands action on Digital Sequence Information (DSI). It's time for an agreement at COP16 that ensures profits from nature contribute to its restoration

Curious about CBD COP16 outcomes? Read this blog to get a flavour of what the COP achieved and what questions are still left to be answered!

There's some intense huddling going on at #COP29

...and now #COP29 has already broken the record of many of the longest climate COPs, including COP 6, COP 13, COP 19, COP 18, COP 26, COP 24, and COP 21, which is when the #ParisAgreement was adopted and which ran 30:33 hours over time

Reaching an agreement at #COP29 was essential to keep the 1.5°C global warming limit alive. I had hoped for a more ambitious outcome – on both finance & mitigation – to meet the scale of the great challenge we face, but the agreement reached provides a base on which to build.

The Gavel Is Down! The #COP29 new global climate goal #NCQG has been agreed. But with it has come furious statements from a number Global South countries opposing the lack of ambition, India - "We oppose the adoption of this document! We seek a much higher level of support"

What were the real outcomes of #COP29 and what do they mean for the future? Check out this fanstatic piece by Carbon Brief for the answers (featuring yours truly 😉 on the adaptation negotiations) and why the outcomes are so significant for the future of climate action!

#COP29 Thoughts now the dust has settled🤔 💵Climate Finance deal was essential but does falls short. A mere $300bn/year by 2035 VS the $trillions needed 🌱No meaningful text on the vital role of biodiversity in tackling the climate crisis ⛽️Fossil fuel phase-out language is MIA

Feeling tired post #COP29? Spare a thought for the developing country delegations that flew from Baku to Busan for UN Environment Programme plastic negotiations. 5 more days of intense talks. Panama envoy Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez being one.

Ever wondered what REALLY goes on at those big UN climate & nature meetings? 🤔 ZSL's "Nature's Negotiators" podcast mini-series pulls back the curtain! I join them to discuss the highs, lows & everything in between from the 2024 climate and biodiversity COP's. Check it out!⬇️