Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
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COTED-Environment Chair calls for integrated regional action to unlock climate and environmental financing
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The importance of integrated approaches that address climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution together, rather than in silos, was emphasised on Thursday 26 March, when Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Georgetown, Guyana. Addressing the opening of the 124th Meeting of the Council for Trade and…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett | 124th Special Meeting of the COTED-Environment and Sustainable Development | 26 March 2026, Georgetown, Guyana
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is advancing coordinated regional actions on climate finance, ocean governance and biodiversity protection as Ministers and senior officials meet in Georgetown, Guyana for the One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Environment and Sustainable Development. Delivering the opening address,…
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CARICOM at ‘pivotal’ COP16
Representatives from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have joined their counterparts from across the globe for the two-week Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Biodiversity Convention (COP16 ) now underway in Cali, Colombia. COP16 sessions began on Monday, 21 October. Discussions at COP16 will centre on how to accelerate the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in an…
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CARICOM’s rich biodiversity remains answer to several sustainable development challenges
Today is International Day for Biological Diversity. Please read below a CARICOM Secretariat message to mark the occasion: The Caribbean Community Secretariat joins the regional and international community in celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity. This year’s global celebrations bring a renewed sense of hope with the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at the 15th Conference of…
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