COP15

COP15: Daily highlights - December 17, 2022

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

Canada is fully committed to 30 by 30 and we urge the world to join us."

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  • Canada is fully committed to 30 by 30 and we urge the world to join us."
  • "Our ancestors have been part of, and have cared for this place for countless generations.
  • An important first step was taken to establish a new Indigenous protected and conserved area in the Northwest Territories.
  • For more information on the daily schedule, visit the UN CBD website: Convention on Biological Diversity (cbd.int) .

Protecting and restoring biodiversity in the Canadian marine environment

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

Now more than ever, we are seeing the impact that climate change and biodiversity loss has on our marine spaces.

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  • Now more than ever, we are seeing the impact that climate change and biodiversity loss has on our marine spaces.
  • These initiatives will further Canada's efforts on marine conservation by improving our understanding of the marine environment, restoring aquatic habitats and contributing towards conservation initiatives.
  • The congress will bring together marine conservation experts to exchange knowledge, experience and best practices to strengthen the conservation of marine biodiversity.
  • "Canada's oceans and waterways are invaluable to our coastal communities, our marine transportation system, and to marine biodiversity.

Important first step taken to establish new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area around Great Bear Lake

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

Tsá Tué is the eighth largest lake in the world, and it is culturally significant for the Dene peoples and ecologically valuable for Canada.

Key Points: 
  • Tsá Tué is the eighth largest lake in the world, and it is culturally significant for the Dene peoples and ecologically valuable for Canada.
  • The Tsá Tué watershed provides important habitat for iconic Canadian species, like muskox, moose, and caribou, among others.
  • "Tsá Tué, or Great Bear Lake, is culturally important to the Dene peoples and ecologically significant to Canada and the rest of the world.
  • Some or all of the Sahtú K'aowe Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area could be recognized as contributing toward Canada's protected area commitments as part of the Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiative underway in the Northwest Territories.

WWF-Canada calling for a ‘Paris’-style agreement for nature at CBD COP15

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Monday, December 5, 2022

With nature currently declining at unprecedented rates, WWF-Canada is urging the government of Canada to show leadership at the COP15 UN biodiversity conference in Montreal (7-19 December).

Key Points: 
  • With nature currently declining at unprecedented rates, WWF-Canada is urging the government of Canada to show leadership at the COP15 UN biodiversity conference in Montreal (7-19 December).
  • The world needs to negotiate an ambitious, enforceable and Indigenous rights-based agreement for nature protection on par with the Paris Climate accord.
  • “We urgently need a global agreement to reverse biodiversity loss, and that’s something we just don’t have yet.
  • WWF-Canada is committed to equitable and effective conservation actions that restore nature, reverse wildlife loss and fight climate change.

Change is here: Canada's ban on certain harmful single-use plastics starts to take effect this month

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

The Government of Canada will continue to be guided by science as it takes additional measures toward its zero plastic waste goal.

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  • The Government of Canada will continue to be guided by science as it takes additional measures toward its zero plastic waste goal.
  • It is also developing regulations to require that certain plastic packaging contain at least 50 percent recycled content and to establish clear rules for labelling recyclable and compostable plastics.
  • Internationally, Canada continues to advance global ambition as a founding member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution .
  • "We promised Canadians we would deliver a ban on certain harmful single-use plastics.

Philip Morris International Introduces New Biodiversity and Water Ambitions and Announces Achievement of ‘Triple A’ from the CDP

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

As world leaders gather at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), Philip Morris International (PMI) (NYSE: PM) is proud to announce ambitions that align with the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework.

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  • As world leaders gather at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), Philip Morris International (PMI) (NYSE: PM) is proud to announce ambitions that align with the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework.
  • PMI intentionally structured the new ambitions to maximize their impact around a 10-year span, from 2023 to 2033.
  • It also creates the conditions for protecting water resources, balancing soil elements, and preserving natural habitatskey to supporting biodiversity.
  • As of Dec. 13, 2022, PMI has been honored with the Triple A score for its efforts across climate, forests, and water stewardship.

MSCI to Launch Tools to Help Investors Assess Biodiversity, Deforestation Risk in Portfolios

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced the forthcoming launch of tools to help investors identify companies at risk of contributing to biodiversity loss and deforestation.

Key Points: 
  • MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced the forthcoming launch of tools to help investors identify companies at risk of contributing to biodiversity loss and deforestation.
  • MSCI Deforestation Screening Metrics, which indicate companies exposed to deforestation-related risks, including those that may directly or indirectly (via their supply chains) contribute to deforestation.
  • MSCI aims to help institutional investors understand those risks on the portfolio level.
  • Issuers mentioned or included in any MSCI ESG Research materials may include MSCI Inc., clients of MSCI or suppliers to MSCI, and may also purchase research or other products or services from MSCI ESG Research.

COP15: Daily highlights - December 16, 2022

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

More and more countries are joining our callto unite around the goal of protecting 30 percent of the world's lands and waters by 2030.

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  • More and more countries are joining our callto unite around the goal of protecting 30 percent of the world's lands and waters by 2030.
  • And a responsibility to agree to measures globally to put the world on a pathway to recovery this decade.
  • To reconcile our lives, our economies, our businesses, our politics with the natural world on which we depend."
  • Today, Minister Guilbeault participated in the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People press conference.

Yunnan Province's new promotional film "Colorful Yunnan, Garden of the World" formally released

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Friday, December 16, 2022

During the course of the 13-day event, Yunnan Theme Day will be celebrated on December 16.

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  • During the course of the 13-day event, Yunnan Theme Day will be celebrated on December 16.
  • On the occasion of the day commemorating the Chinese province, the provincial government officially released its new promotional film in the form of a music video, Colorful Yunnan, Garden of the World, on December 15.
  • The video captures a different and captivating Yunnan that goes beyond the stereotypes that have previously typecast the province.
  • Yunnan's economic and social development is vibrant and energetic, and is attracting the attention of the world.

Yunnan Province's new promotional film "Colorful Yunnan, Garden of the World" formally released

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 16, 2022

During the course of the 13-day event, Yunnan Theme Day will be celebrated on December 16.

Key Points: 
  • During the course of the 13-day event, Yunnan Theme Day will be celebrated on December 16.
  • On the occasion of the day commemorating the Chinese province, the provincial government officially released its new promotional film in the form of a music video, Colorful Yunnan, Garden of the World, on December 15.
  • The video captures a different and captivating Yunnan that goes beyond the stereotypes that have previously typecast the province.
  • Yunnan's economic and social development is vibrant and energetic, and is attracting the attention of the world.