Cop16. Joy of the natives, “funds of Cali”… What to remember from the summit for biodiversity

After a night of negotiations, the Cali summit on biodiversity was adjourned this Saturday, November 2. It leads to a great victory for the indigenous peoples, but leaves a bitter taste of unfinished business for Western nations. The thorny question of financing was postponed until later.

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If we have to remember one image from the Cop16 in Cali, it is certainly the tears of joy of the indigenous people of Latin American countries, in the middle of the night from Friday to Saturday. The adoption of Article 8J of the UN Convention on Biodiversity confirms their role as guardians of nature. The text provides them with a organe permanent dedicated, that is to say equal representation in international negotiations on nature.

Colombia has pushed its priorities

The decision also includes local communities and Afro-descendants, these populations resulting from the deportations of Africans to the American continent. The European Union…