The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is making a strong call to action ahead of the COP28 Summit in Dubai, urging for urgent and transformative efforts to address climate change and biodiversity loss. In an open letter, the chairs of seven IUCN Commissions, representing over 15,000 experts, emphasized the need for a holistic approach that recognizes the interdependence of the climate and biodiversity crises.
The IUCN experts have outlined four key elements – integration, ecosystem integrity, transformation, and urgency – that should guide discussions at COP28 and beyond. They stress the importance of coherent and integrated efforts to limit global warming, sustaining healthy ecosystems to halt biodiversity decline, and the need for systemic changes to address climate change.
The letter also highlights the limitations of previous policies that have largely tackled climate change and biodiversity loss independently. The IUCN believes that policies addressing synergies between mitigating biodiversity loss and climate change offer the opportunity to maximize co-benefits and meet development aspirations for all.
The urgency of the situation is emphasized, with the experts warning that the window of opportunity to address climate change and biodiversity loss is closing rapidly. COP28, taking place from November 30 to December 12, will be a critical opportunity to issue a profound call to action and assess progress in addressing these pressing issues.
The UN Climate Change conferences, or COPs, are the world’s only multilateral decision-making forum on climate change, and COP28 is expected to draw more than 70,000 delegates, including business leaders, young people, climate scientists, Indigenous Peoples, journalists, and various stakeholders. The IUCN’s call for action comes at a time when global efforts to address climate change and biodiversity loss are more critical than ever.
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