At the COP16 conference in Cali, there was a vote in favour of strengthening the status of Indigenous and local communities in future United Nations negotiations about biodiversity. This is why the European Commission lent its support to this initiative.
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00:00What would be the contribution that you, as states, will make so that we do not continue to deforest, causing pain to our Mother Earth?
00:30They understand nature. And we have learned not to respect. We take it for granted.
00:36And as European Union, I can say that we are doing so by also financing a lot of projects that recognizes their role.
00:45Also, because they are often nature defenders, which is a risky role, support them in that pivotal role.