From December 7 to 19, 2022, Montreal will host the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Ms. Céline Tellier, Walloon Minister of the Environment, Nature, Forestry, Rural Affairs and Animal Welfare, will be part of the Belgian delegation at this major international meeting on biodiversity protection.
The Convention on Biological Diversity, established at the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, aims to conserve biological diversity, promote its sustainability, and allow for the fair and equitable distribution of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. It has been ratified by 195 countries and the European Union.
The negotiations will focus on the adoption of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Placing Food Systems and Rural People at the Centre of Accelerated Action.
This will aim to determine the objectives, targets and implementation mechanisms to halt the loss of biodiversity and to ensure its recovery by 2050.