UNCBD COP 16 Cali Colombia October 2024

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Capturing currents Putting people before the Planet does justice to neither By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation With the 16 th Conference o...

COP 16(2) of UNCBD has drawn to a close By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Rome 28.02.2025 The resumed session of the 16 th Conference of Parties to the Unite...

The Cali Fund launches in the margins of the resumed session of COP16(2) By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Rome 25.02.2025 The Cali Fund has been officially launched at the Resumed Session ...

COP 16(2) of UNCBD has drawn to a close By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Rome 28.02.2025 The resumed session of the 16 th Conference of Parties to the Unite...

1. Critical significance of Agroforestry By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Rome 25.02.2025 Tree planting has almost become fashionable these days with corporat...

3. Agroforestry to sustain soil conservation By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation “Agroforestry, the integration of trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock, stands as...

4. Agroforestry: Fruit trees as Green Belts for Administrative units: Green power thanks to UNCBD By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Although fence forestry is not considered agroforestry in the strict sense of the term, ...

Relevance of Womens' Caucus in Biodiversity Propagation By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Rome 25.02.2025 The CBD Women's Caucus emphasises the urgent need for a human rights-b...

Mitigate Biodiversity Loss, By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Combatting desertification is epitomised in this picture. Agro forestry / agro cology ...

Need to re-sensitise the financial powers that be before COP 16 concludes By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Fruit tree plantation has manifold benefits Picture Credit: Accion Fraterna Ecology Cen...

16th Conference of Parties of UNCBD inaugurated By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Cali, Colombia 20.10.24. The 16 th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Convent...

India’s progress with regard to Targets of the Kunming Montreal Biodiversity Targets is nowhere near target as deadline approaches By Malini Shankar, Digital Discourse Foundation India’s progress with regard to Targets of the Kunming Montreal Biodiversity Targets ...

Subsidiary Body on Implementation 5 inaugurated at UNCBD COP 16 by India's NBA Chairperson C. Achalender Reddy Malini Shankar Cali, Colombia. Digital Discourse Foundation C. Achalendra Reddy, chairperson of India’s National Biodiversity Authori...

Now in the second week of Cali, financing is looking upBy Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation The financial scenario, never a full glass nevertheless has started holding promise at Cali a...

UNCBD COP 16 to conclude in Rome next week By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation 20.02.2025 Agroforestry like this mango orchard in Anantapur district of Andhra Prade...

2. Nutraceuticals – effective remedy for drug resistance.By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Slugline: Convention on Biological Diversity maybe an international covenant to conserve...

Who wouldn't like to share benefits? But its about Common Property Resources and global Biological Heritage By Malini Shankar, Digital Discourse Foundation In the first part of the curtain raiser series we tried to comprehend the basic meani...

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Progress in Cali By Malini Shankar, Digital Discourse Foundation The Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP 16 conclave in Cali Colombia is still the...

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78th Meeting of the CITES Standing CommitteeThe seventy-eighth meeting of the CITES Standing Committee will consider cooperation with other multilateral environmental agreements, the transport of live specimens, specimens produced through biotechnology, and the role of CITES in reducing the risk of potential zoonotic disease emergence associated with international wildlife trade.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to health and well-being in a forest fringe community in southern India - BMC Public HealthBackground Variations in healthcare perceptions, knowledge and behaviors across different socioeconomic strata and regions underscore disparities in healthcare access and satisfaction levels. The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of forest-dependent communities to increased disease risks and the need to involve local communities in pandemic preparedness through education and awareness regarding disease and ill-health. This article synthesizes the challenges with respect to health and disease, healthcare services, and access to the same among forest-fringe communities. Methods We undertook a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) survey of 35 villages in and around the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in southern India. Semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions were used to collect information from households on these broad themes: self-reported health issues, healthcare-seeking behaviors, opinion on the healthcare options available to them, risky-behaviors related to disease and ill-health, and self-perceived risk factors for disease or ill-health. Data was also collected on socioeconomic status. Reponses were converted to nominal categories and analyzed using mixed methods. Results Our respondents self-reported a mix of acute (31%) and chronic (62%) health issues, with undiagnosed fever being the most reported acute ailment (57%). Access to healthcare services showed a preference for government facilities for primary care (63%) but private facilities for surgical procedures (30%, p < 0.05). A substantial portion (15%) reported paying more than a month’s income for healthcare services. Education levels seemed to influence perceptions, with higher education correlating to a broader understanding of disease causation (p < 0.05). Lack of basic amenities such as clean drinking water, proper methods of garbage and sewage disposal, and access to nutritious food seem to be important risk factors for disease and illness. Overall, majority of the respondents (76%) expressed satisfaction with government healthcare services, reporting dignified treatment (64%) and regular visits by healthcare workers (74%, p < 0.05). Conclusion Our study highlights the need to incorporate socioeconomic inequities and barriers while devising healthcare outreach, awareness and service program. We suggest interventions aimed at enhancing healthcare access and promoting healthier practices that mirror the specific needs and socioeconomic dynamics of the local communities for improved community health and well-being.

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Rights of Nature: A Systemic Solution to Protect Biodiversity

Cali, Colombia — On Tuesday, October 22, global advocates will share successes from the Rights of Nature movement, and how it can offer a systemic framework for defending biodiversity, communities, and our climate. This event will be a press conference organized by the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16 in Cali, Colombia.

Rights of Nature articulates a legal framework and economy based on living in balance with Earth’s natural systems. As one of the fastest growing environmental movements, Rights of Nature recognizes that Earth’s ecosystems have the right to exist and thrive while also uplifting human and Indigenous rights.

CBD COP16 Press Conference – Rights of Nature: A Systemic Solution to Protect Biodiversity

When: Tuesday, October 22, 11:00 - 11:30 AM Colombia Time (COT)

Where: The Media Center, Blue Zone, CBD COP16 Cali, Colombia

Who:

Casey Camp-Horinek, (Ponca Nation), Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador and WECAN Board Member and Project Coordinator,USA
Patricia Gualinga, (Kichwa), Spokeswoman for Mujeres Amazónicas Defensoras de la Selva (Amazon Women in Defense of the Jungle), and WECAN Coordinator in Ecuador, Ecuador
Natalia Greene, Global Director of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), Member of GARN’s Executive Committee, and Secretary of the International Rights of Nature Tribunal, Ecuador
Osprey Orielle Lake, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) Founder and Executive Director, USA

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The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International is a 501(c)3 and solutions-based organization established to engage women worldwide in policy advocacy, on-the-ground projects, trainings, and movement building for global climate justice.

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