The Escazú Agreement at COP16 on biodiversity

The Escazú Agreement will be highlighted in the following events organized in the framework of COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Cali, Colombia:

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

• 3-4:30 pm, EU Pavilion / Europe-Latin America Perspectives on Protection Mechanisms for Environmental Defenders. Organized by UICN ORMACC, UN ECLAC Escazú Agreement Secretariat, IUCN Netherlands, Red de Mujeres Indígenas sobre biodiversidad de América Latina y el Caribe, UN Special Rapporteur in environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention.

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

• 4pm, El Acuerdo de Escazú en Colombia. Organized by Ambiente y Sociedad, Gobierno de Colombia, UN ECLAC Escazú Agreement Secretariat, OHCHR.

• 6-6.45 pm, Colombia Pavilion / Closing the gap: Promoting an enabling environment for environmental defenders advancing biodiversity and climate justice. Organized by Gobierno de Colombia, Ford Foundation, OHCHR, Earh Rights, UN ECLAC Escazú Agreement Secretariat and Alliance for Land, Indigenous and Environmental Defenders.

Monday, 28 October 2024

• 1.20-2.40 pm, Cocuy-Marie Khan Women's Caucus meeting room, Plaza One / Promoting and enabling environment for environmental defenders advancing biodiversity and climate justice. Organized by Gobierno de Colombia, Ford Foundation, OHCHR, UN ECLAC Escazú Agreement Secretariat and Alliance for Land, Indigenous and Environmental Defenders.

Tuesday, 29 October 2024

• 8.30-9.30 am, Chile Pavilion / Rutas hacia la implementación efectiva del Acuerdo de Escazú: avances, prioridades y perspectivas. Organized by the Government of Chile and UN ECLAC Escazú Agreement Secretariat.

• 3-4.30 pm, Cocuy - Marie Khan Women's Caucus meeting room, Plaza One / Europe-Latin America Perspectives on Protection Mechanisms for Environmental Defenders. Organized by UICN ORMACC, World Commission on Environmental Law, UN ECLAC Escazú Agreement Secretariat, Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental. 

Thursday, 31 October 2024

• 3 pm, Cocuy - Marie Khan Women's Caucus meeting room - Plaza One / El Acuerdo de Escazú como catalizador del Marco Global de Biodiversidad en América Latina. Organized by UICN ORMACC, World Commission on Environmental Law, UN ECLAC Escazú Agreement Secretariat, Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental, FARN, and UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders.