Saturday 11 November 2023
Panel
No Nature, No Future: Tackling the biodiversity emergency
According to recent figures, wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% between 1970 and 2018 – one of many statistics that show biodiversity, from our forests to our oceans, is declining faster than ever before in human history. This has devastating consequences for the well-being of all living creatures on Earth. A year ago, at COP15, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) took a historic step to reverse this trend. 188 state representatives adopted the groundbreaking "Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework" to combat biodiversity loss, restore ecosystems and protect the rights of indigenous peoples. In this session, speakers will discuss how this framework is put in practice and will highlight the crucial contribution of businesses and civil society in its implementation.
Stewart Patrick
Senior Fellow and Director, Global Order and Institutions Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Speaker
Celina Chien
Founder and Director, Overstories; Board Member, Panthera
Moderator
Christophe Guilhou
Director of Sustainable development, Ministry of Europe and Foreign affairs, France
Speaker
Constance Cordier
Youth Ambassador, Jane Goodall Institute France
Moderator
Jane Morris Goodall
Founder, The Jane Goodall Institute
Speaker
Alvaro Leyva Duran
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Colombia
Speaker
Tahir Aziz
Senior Adviser South Asia, Conciliation Resources
Speaker
Virginijus Sinkevičius
Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, European Union
Speaker
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