Nature is our lifeline. Our health, food, economies, and well-being depend on nature. Yet nature is in crisis. One million of the world’s estimated 8 million species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction. Ecosystem degradation is affecting the well-being of 40% of the global population.
The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) will be held in Montreal, Canada from 7-19 December 2022. COP15 focuses on the living world through the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) a treaty adopted for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and related issues.
COP15 aims to achieve a historic agreement to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. This year’s conference will adopt a new landmark global biodiversity framework that safeguards nature.
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“Biodiversity is the web of life that connects us all.”
Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity
“And for too long we have been waging a senseless and suicidal war on nature.”
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
“We need a bold, global agreement that tackles the key drivers of biodiversity loss. We need to close the biodiversity finance gap of ~US$700 billion dollars a year.”
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
“We must secure the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.”
Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
“When we conserve biodiversity, use it sustainably and share its benefits equitably, we get that much closer to building a shared future for all.”
Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity
“The framework will set us on the path of living in harmony with nature.”
Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, People's Republic of China, President of COP15
“This is an ambitious goal of that is absolutely within reach.”
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Host of COP15
“We need to see a massive political lift for nature.”
Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
“Ultimately, our survival depends on it.”
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
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