The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held in Cali, Colombia, President Gustavo Petro of Colombia announced on February 20. COP16 is scheduled to take place from October 21 to November 2, 2024, in Cali, the third-largest city in Colombia.

During COP16, governments of participating countries will review the implementation of the "Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework," referred to as the "Kunming-Montreal Framework." Contracting parties are expected to demonstrate the consistency of their national biodiversity strategies and action plans with the Kunming-Montreal Framework. The conference will further develop monitoring frameworks and facilitate resource mobilization for the Kunming-Montreal Framework.

The conference is the regular United Nations meeting of the countries that signed the Convention on Biological Diversity, the international agreement for conserving biodiversity with the vision of "living in harmony with nature by 2050."

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