The Minister of Environment and COP 16 Champion, Maisa Rojas, will arrive in the next few days in the city of Cali, Colombia.
"I firmly believe that Chile can contribute significantly in areas such as marine biodiversity, where we have demonstrated leadership. Today we have 43% of our jurisdictional waters under protection". The statement was made by Chile's Minister of Environment, Maisa Rojas, who will arrive in Cali, Colombia, in the coming days to participate in COP 16 as "Champion", or facilitator of the conference negotiations, in areas such as marine, coastal and island biodiversity.
The authority highlighted other achievements of his country, such as the creation of the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service, and the updating of the National Biodiversity Strategy, aligned with the objectives of the Kunming-Montreal Global Framework, agreed at COP15.
"Chile has made significant efforts to integrate biodiversity into its climate policies. This is a global challenge, and we must address both problems together," added Rojas.
The Minister will also present the Mushroom Conservation Pledge with the United Kingdom, an initiative that seeks to position fungi as an independent biological kingdom, highlighting their role in ecosystems.
With these and other initiatives, Chile seeks to strengthen its presence in the global biodiversity agenda, showing its commitment to environmental protection and the implementation of innovative solutions to address the climate crisis.
The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is being held in Cali, Colombia, under the slogan "Peace with Nature". The event brings together more than 20,000 people from 190 countries and aims to advance the international agenda for the protection of biodiversity and the sustainable use of genetic resources.
Chile participates with its own pavilion at the event, where it will hold more than 50 events focused on the preservation of ecosystems, oceans and nature-based solutions, with the presence of the public and private sectors, national academics and scientists, as well as internationally renowned experts.
The country will also showcase its progress in areas such as the management of protected areas, the fight against plastic pollution and the conservation of ecosystems, as well as its aspiration for the city of Valparaiso to host the Secretariat of the Altamar Treaty (BBNJ).
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