On 15 January 2025, the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN) published an article by Maiko Nishi (Research Fellow, UNU-IAS) discussing the outcomes of the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 16) for biodiversity conservation. ILCN is a global network that leverages expertise to advance private and civic land conservation.
The article argues that although parties failed to complete negotiations during the conference, progress was made in recognizing the role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in biodiversity conservation and other inclusion measures.
In addition, the article outlines the contribution of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) to the conference through several events that shared lessons and experiences on topics such as landscape and seascape management initiatives.
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For example, the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) hosting the Secretariat of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI), organized several side events in collaboration with partners. Here, participants explored topics including, support mechanisms of on-the-ground initiatives, community action for biodiversity, landscape approaches for biodiversity and peace in Colombia, and landscape management initiatives. These smaller meetings allowed people to share lessons and experiences, think creatively together, and strengthen partnerships to realize societies in harmony with nature.
The full article is available on the ILCN website.
