COP16: States must reinforce human rights protections in Global Biodiversity Framework

By Amnesty International

Ahead of the COP16 Biodiversity summit, which runs from 21 October to 1 November in Cali, Colombia, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said: “At the last meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal in 2022, states agreed the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a set of ambitious targets to strengthen the protection and […] The post COP16: States must reinforce human rights protections in Global Biodiversity Framework appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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