You may have heard of a COP, and you’ve almost definitely heard of the United Nations (UN), but how much do you know about the negotiations that go into getting nature, climate and biodiversity embedded into international policy? Ahead of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16) in Colombia this autumn, we’re hearing from policy experts in this two-part miniseries on how we can save the planet one meeting at a time…or at least try to.
Overview
00:11 Introduction to Nature’s Negotiators mini-series
00:24 Bethan Laughlin, ZSL’s Senior Policy Specialist, speaking from a CBD intercessional meeting in Nairobi
01:07 Introduction from Harriet McAra
2:09 Interview with Bethan Laughlin on the history of the CBD, UNFCCC and Global Biodiversity Framework
10:02 Nelly Musyoka, ZSL Kenya’s Community Liaison Officer, on how the 23 CBD targets are applied to real world conservation
14:39 Bethan Laughlin on what ZSL’s priorities are for COP16 in Colombia
23:39 Fiona Dobson, RSPB, on what RSPB’s priorities are for COP16 in Colombia
33:18 Outro and further information
Resources
- If there’s a topic you’d like to hear on a future podcast, or if you’d like to share your thoughts, email the ZSL Wild Science Podcast at: wild.science@zsl.org
- Check out our science and conservation work at: www.zsl.org/Science or www.zsl.org/conservation
- Bethan Laughlin: https://www.zsl.org/about-zsl/our-people/bethan-laughlin
- Watch a recording of our Science and Conservation Event, Putting Nature at the Heart of Global Decision Making: https://www.zsl.org/news-and-events/events/putting-nature-heart-global-decision-making
- View the infographic depicting successes and failures following the Rio Earth Summit as described by Bethan in this episode: https://cms.zsl.org/sites/default/files/2024-08/CBD%20UNFCCC%20timeline.png
Get in touch
- Email wild.science@zsl.org with your questions, comments, and thoughts for future episodes!
- Tweet us @ZSLScience with the hashtag #ZSLWildScience
- Follow us on Facebook @ZSLScienceAndConservation
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