More than 70 leaders and experts from across business, science, NGO and youth groups released an open letter that urgently calls on UNFCCC Parties to deliver on their climate and biodiversity commitments and disclose their implementation plans as part of the Global Stocktake
negotiations.
The letter, titled It’s Time To Take Stock of Nature, follows on the heels of updated research launched by Nature4Climate that indicates that more than half (52%) of joint global commitments tracked since 2019 related to nature-based climate action have published little to no evidence of progress in the past six months or more.
🖊️Sign the Letter here:https://crm.nature4climate.org/form/global-stocktake-open-letter
The open letter specifically demands that Parties implement ambitious regulatory safeguards which center Indigenous Peoples and local communities as a result of the Global Stocktake outcome. In addition, they are calling for these to be legally binding by the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Other demands include asking governments as part of the Global Stocktake outcome to:
– Publicly announce and publish plans for implementation of nature-based solutions
– Commit to collaborate with other Parties to deliver finance and share technical support targeted to deliver the greatest impact to protect, manage and restore nature.
– Establish mandatory and voluntary measures to create a level playing field and incentives for businesses and financial institutions to scale their investments towards a nature-positive, net zero economy.
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