On the 11th day of COP29, the spotlight will be on Nature and Biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples, Gender Equality, Oceans, and Coastal Zones. Scheduled for November 21, 2024, in Baku, Nature Day will emphasize the vital role of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration as key drivers of both human well-being and planetary health. These efforts are seen as essential strategies for tackling climate change and building resilience to its impacts.
Today’s events will focus on the importance of maintaining ecological integrity and promoting nature-based solutions, which serve as crucial connections between climate and biodiversity goals. Special attention will be given to the leadership and involvement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC), highlighting their essential contributions to supporting biodiversity. High-level dialogues will take place, bringing together world leaders and IPLC representatives to discuss these pressing issues.
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Nature Day aims to unite global experts in nature conservation, climate action, and community development, sharing their experiences and successes in advancing these interconnected causes. The discussions will stress the urgency of integrating Indigenous knowledge and innovative conservation methods into worldwide efforts to combat both climate change and biodiversity loss, fostering new partnerships and inspiring greater action.
To boost climate action, the COP29 Presidency has launched a series of targeted initiatives under its Action Agenda, designed to complement the formal COP29 negotiations. Key highlights and events include:
- Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action
- Focus: The critical link between water management and biodiversity conservation.
- Objectives:
- Promote integrated strategies for water and biodiversity.
- Highlight their role in mitigating climate change impacts on water basins and water-related ecosystems.
- Support climate adaptation efforts.
- Key Message: Stressing the urgency of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C and accelerating climate action.
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- High-Level Dialogue on Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ Traditional Knowledge: The Heart of the Climate-Nature Nexus
- Purpose: Showcase the indispensable role of traditional knowledge in ecosystem protection and climate resilience.
- Participants: Indigenous leaders, community representatives, and both state and non-state actors.
- Topics:
- The value of traditional knowledge in safeguarding critical ecosystems.
- The benefits of investing in land rights and community-led conservation for climate resilience.
- Goals:
- Outline concrete actions to support Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) rights and contributions.
- Promote the integration of Indigenous knowledge into global climate and biodiversity strategies.
- Key Biodiversity Priorities at COP29
- Focus Areas:
- Strengthening Accountability in biodiversity conservation.
- Aligning Biodiversity and Climate Goals for greater synergy.
- Boosting Resource Mobilization for climate and biodiversity.
- Challenges:
- Bridging the funding gap between climate and biodiversity initiatives.
- Increasing the share of climate finance that directly benefits Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
- Current Concern: In 2022, only 2.1% of funds from a climate finance pledge made at the 2021 UN climate conference reached Indigenous and local communities.
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- Global Leaders Dialogue: Aligning Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation for a Nature-Positive Future and Paris Agreement Goals
- Organizers: COP29 Presidency, IUCN, and IDEA Public Union
- Purpose: Gather leaders from government and private sectors to align climate action with biodiversity conservation.
- Focus:
- Strengthening efforts to meet the Paris Agreement targets.
- Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Key Topics:
- Innovative strategies for financing and policy alignment.
- Building public-private partnerships.
- Objective: Drive progress toward achieving 2030 climate and biodiversity goals.
By highlighting these initiatives, COP29 aims to create a more integrated and actionable climate-biodiversity agenda, prioritizing both immediate and long-term solutions.
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