CEBDS received the executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, last Saturday, July 1st, at Tozzini Freire's office, in São Paulo. This was an important step on the way to the COP-16 on biodiversity, which will take place in Turkey in 2024.
The secretary highlighted the importance of training and integration between the climate and biodiversity agenda, anticipating that activities will be carried out at Climate Week with this objective in mind. David revealed that he was impressed with the maturity of Brazilian companies and the quality of the debate. In addition, it also suggested holding a joint event, in December of this year at COP28, on the progress made towards building national biodiversity goals after one year of biodiversity COP-15.
On that occasion, the secretary was given a letter from the Brazilian business sector on the biodiversity agenda and the Communiqué from the Brazilian Business Sector on the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (EPANB) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Agreement.
Marina Freitas Grossi, president of CEBDS, Juliana Lopes, Director of Nature and Society, Vanessa Pereira, Coordinator of CT Bio and representatives from EY, Natura, Future Carbon Group, Vale, I Care Brasil, Petrobras and TozziniFreire Advogados were present at the meeting.
