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We are not separate from nature. It affects our ability to thrive in countless ways. We can’t properly address the climate crisis without addressing the nature and biodiversity crisis. The UN biodiversity summit #COP16 is an opportunity to advocate for solutions that address both crises at once. And I’m excited to take advantage. I’ll be there next week with the EDF team working alongside policymakers, scientists, Indigenous leaders and others to make progress on these goals: 1. Mobilizing accessible and impactful finance for nature. To meet our #30by30 goals to conserve 30% of land, waters and seas by 2030, we need to ensure developing countries, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities have quality climate finance that is accessible, impactful, and fair. We'll need to use every tool in our toolbox to mobilize $200 Billion per year for biodiversity (Target 19). 2. Ensuring governments align their biodiversity plans (NBSAP) with their new climate plans (NDCs). We won't solve climate change without nature, and we can't conserve biodiversity under a climate crisis. In 2025, as countries update their national climate plans before #COP30 in Brazil, they'll have the can't-miss opportunity to leverage solutions that can both protect nature and our climate future at the same time. 3. Empowering and resourcing Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities as conservation leaders. Satellite data tells a clear story: forests under Indigenous stewardship are the healthiest on Earth. Recognizing and supporting Indigenous rights and leadership is both the right thing to do and the most effective way to conserve nature globally. We also need to ensure Indigenous Peoples and communities have the financing they need to do this essential stewardship work. 4. Leveraging essential marine habitats for climate mitigation and adaptation. Ecosystems like coral reefs and the mesopelagic 'twilight zone' can help us address and adapt to climate change. Marine ecosystems often span international borders, and so collaborative international research and conservation are key to addressing shared challenges and achieving the pledge to safeguard 30% of the Earth's oceans by 2030. Read more about our #COP16 priorities here: https://lnkd.in/eaDJ92xT And if you'll be in Colombia, I'd love for you to check out EDF's events. More information on those here: https://lnkd.in/e6yAFB7a See you in Colombia!