I invite you to lend an ear to Indigenous leaders, to the finance sector and businesses present at the conference. I also share some insights on the (slow) progress and some of the positive developments since the adoption of the GBF. Listen here for part 1: At the heart of COP15 - Part 1.

Voices featured in this episode:

* Viviana Figueroa / Omaguaca-Kolla, Argentina / international public lawyer, Associate Programme Officer for the Convention on Biological Diversity (2009 - 2018)

* Jennifer Tauli Corpuz / Kankana-ey Igorot, Philippines / Senior Global Policy and Advocacy Lead, Nia Tero

* Ramson Karmushu / Maasai, Kenya / Field and Logistics Officer, Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation (IMPACT)

* Joji Cariño / Ibaloi-Igorot, Philippines / Senior Policy Advisor, Forest Peoples Programme

* A representative from the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation

* Eva Zabey, CEO of Business for Nature

🎵 Live music from a COP15 concert with original songs by Kellylee Evans 'Everything', 'Greenlight' and 'Feel my love' and musicians Steeve Boudreau, Ed Lister and Chris Palm.

Others songs by Holizna Co (Ugly Truth, Foggy Headed, Old Age, Chills) and Wax Lyricist (Indulgence) from the Free Music Archive.

Recordings, script and production by Louise Romain.

Visit www.tuneintotheworld.com to learn more about my work.

Sources:

- International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity: https://iifb-indigenous.org/2023/11/13/agenda-item-7-joint-programme-of-work-on-the-links-between-biological-and-culturaldiversity-review-and-update-of-the-four-adopted-traditional-knowledge-indicators/

- Finance for Biodiversity Foundation: https://www.financeforbiodiversity.org/celebrating-10-new-finance-for-biodiversity-pledge-signatories-on-the-one-year-anniversary-of-the-gbf/

https://www.financeforbiodiversity.org/ffb-foundation-launched-the-nature-target-setting-framework-for-asset-managers-and-asset-owners/

- UNEP report: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/global-annual-finance-flows-7-trillion-fueling-climate-biodiversity

- 2023 report, World Benchmarking Alliance: https://www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/publication/nature/

To go deeper:

- About the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF): https://www.cbd.int/gbf/

- One year anniversary KMGBF: https://www.cbd.int/article/one-year-kmgbf

- Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures: