The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, Susana Muhamad, stressed that the negotiations in the COP16 advance”in a positive way“, taking stock of the first week of the summit and before the high-level segment next Monday, October 28.
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“We already have at least two room documents for COP16, five room documents for the Cartagena Protocol, at least five for the Nagoya Protocol and a series of documents that will be approved tonight in the plenary session“Detailed Muhamad, president of COP16, about the progress made in these five days.
The negotiations will resume on Monday the 28th, since the official delegations have a break in the debates over the weekend.
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According to Muhammad, what seemed like a complex agenda has moved forward “in a positive way”, especially on issues such as the work plan of indigenous peoples and local communities of article 8J.
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Along these lines, he also spoke lto secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Astrid Schomaker, for whom “all countries are taking the Montreal call seriously and working to finalize their national biodiversity strategies and action plans“.
“COP16 is a COP of encouragement, for everyone to work together. We understand that there are obstacles, but we can all help each other.“added the UN official.
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On the other hand, The minister highlighted the participation of 20,000 delegates and that the Green Zone, in the center of Cali, has been visited by 40,000 people.
COP16 is held in Cali until November 1 and it is expected that next week, at the high-level segment, several heads of state will attend, but how many have yet to be confirmed.
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