Zoological Society of London (ZSL)

Yesterday, the High Level Segment of #COP16Colombia began with inspiring addresses including UN’s Secretary General, Antonio Guterres: "No country, rich or poor, is immune to the devastation inflicted by climate change and pollution. These crises are intertwined and know no borders." 🌎 The next few days are vital to forge global action to accelerate efforts to restore, protect, conserve and sustainably use the environment and make #PeaceWithNature. 7️⃣ ways we're restoring nature: https://ow.ly/ogIq50TWb5L UN Biodiversity Photo by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis

#BREAKING news from IUCN's Red List, who are at #COP16Colombia Today, the #IUCNRedList should be celebrating its 60th Anniversary. However, their latest release is not a cause for celebration. 🌲The first Global Tree Assessment was published in today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species that finds 𝟯𝟴% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🦔They also announce the worrying news that 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱. The species’ numbers are thought to have shrunk in more than half the countries where it lives! Companies need to do more to strengthen supply chain sustainability and that’s why we created SPOTT: https://ow.ly/XrhZ50TUJrf Are you in London? You can help us save hedgehogs: https://ow.ly/lv9H50TUJrg Read the IUCN release: https://ow.ly/UWIM50TUJri

🆕 In a new blog, James Pilkington, our Senior Specialist in #ConservationFinance outlines what’s needed to close the financing gap to secure a better future for biodiversity. 🌱 Focusing on his area of expertise - #SustainableFinance James identifies 4 key areas: 📈 How fundamental data and metrics are to help focus our efforts 💪 Where we work on capacity building 🧰 How we facilitate access to finance for essential on-the-ground resources 🌎 Where we engage in international Policy to help prevent #biodiversityloss James is currently a member of our delegation, presenting, talking and moderating a variety of events at #ColombiaCOP16 From data and metrics to private sector onboarding, find out how we are pioneering innovative solutions. 🔗 https://ow.ly/ncI850TUfPw UN Biodiversity

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Hear all the answers to these questions and more from our Colombian EDGE conservationists driving the recovery of species on the verge of extinction at #ColombiaCOP16 📅 Friday 25 October 🕘 10:10 Colombia Time 📍 Blue Zone - Sanquianga GRULAC Meeting Room, Plaza One 👤 Hosted by our CEO Matthew Gould 🔗 https://ow.ly/AQ9G50TRqYy Want to learn more ahead of the side event? Explore the species and conservation through the EDGE of Existence programme: https://lnkd.in/eXTUKq55 UN Biodiversity #SideEvent

Today, our Head of Policy and Campaigns Georgina Chandler will be talking about the importance of coral reefs at #ColombiaCOP16. From the Institute of Zoology, our scientists have long been at the forefront of reef research in the hope of better understanding how we can protect these complex ecosystems. 🌊 Our fight for the future of coral reefs, other marine species and habitats continues. 🐟 🐠 🦈🌿 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e6zuDSey Thanks to Institut océanographique, Fondation Albert Ier, Prince de Monaco, Centre Scientifique de Monaco and Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco for hosting this event.

An expert take on the biodiversity negotiations today! It was great to speak with Matthew Gould, CEO of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) - one of the world’s most respected conservation charities and through the Institute Of Zoology a major source of nature research. Today’s #QuickCOP on the talks at #COP16, why they matter, and what we’re likely to achieve.

We must create #PeaceWithNature to restore our natural world. A reminder of why 23,000 people are at #ColombiaCOP16 but there is hope! We’re working hard to prevent #biodiversityloss. Over the last few years, we’ve reintroduced three species that were Extinct in the wild: 🐐Scimitar horned oryx https://ow.ly/hh3z50TSICh 🐌Partula snails https://ow.ly/tioY50TSICe 🐦Sihek https://ow.ly/xcov50TSICg Head to our website to learn more about our conservation work! 🔗https://ow.ly/oQXO50TSICf _______ If you’re at UN Biodiversity's COP over the next few days, you can hear from our experts at various events: 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 👤 Hosted by ZSL, incl. 3 Colombian conservationists, moderated by our CEO Matthew Gould 📅 25 Oct ⌚10:10 COT 📍 Blue Zone - Sanquianga GRULAC Room, Plaza One 🔗 https://ow.ly/aNP350TSICi 𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👤 James Pilkington, Senior Specialist Conservation Finance, moderator 📅 25 Oct ⌚14:00-14:45 COT 📍 Blue Zone, Business & Nature Hub 🔗 https://ow.ly/HCvo50TSICc 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀' 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 👤 James Pilkington, Senior Specialist Conservation Finance, speaking 📅 28 Oct ⌚13.30-19.30 COT 📍 Blue Zone, Finance and Biodiversity Pavilion 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 👤 ZSL Delegation 📅 28 Oct ⌚13:30-14:30 COT 📍 Blue Zone, GEF Pavilio 𝗞𝗲𝘄, 𝗭𝗦𝗟 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺'𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 📅 Throughout 📍 Outside Amazonia Plenary room Kew Royal Botanic Gardens | Natural History Museum #UnitedNationsDay

Hear all the answers to these questions and more from our Colombian EDGE conservationists driving the recovery of species on the verge of extinction at #ColombiaCOP16 📅 Friday 25 October 🕘 10:10 Colombia Time 📍 Blue Zone - Sanquianga GRULAC Meeting Room, Plaza One 👤 Hosted by our CEO Matthew Gould 🔗 https://ow.ly/AQ9G50TRqYy Want to learn more ahead of the side event? Explore the species and conservation through the EDGE of Existence programme: https://lnkd.in/eXTUKq55 UN Biodiversity #SideEvent

🤲 Supporting local communities is vital for long-term positive impacts on biodiversity to achieve #PeaceWithNature. Through our EDGE of Existence project's community-led conservation, we support aspiring conservationists in becoming experts in their field and taking the lead in researching and conserving species that are close to extinction. Three Colombian of our EDGE Fellows joined our other experts at the #COPofthePeople We asked them what it means to have UN Biodiversity's #ColombiaCOP16 in their home country. 🦎 Dr Liliana Patricia Saboyá Acosta. “Colombia is my home and conducting my project here allows me to help conserve its rich natural heritage. It’s a personal passion and a professional mission, reaffirming my dedication to protecting our country’s unique biodiversity and supporting global conservation efforts.” 🦇 Andrea Natalia Martínez Bulla “This is the opportunity to present Colombia’s contribution and challenges in conservation efforts. It is an opportunity to place Colombia in the eyes of the world, not only for the beauty of our country but also how we are working to conservation within our particular contexts.” 🦜 Mónica Franco Gutiérrez “Colombia’s biodiversity makes it a critical place for this work, and leading this project in my home country is a meaningful opportunity to contribute to preserving our natural heritage.” Click more for profiles and projects: 🦎 Liliana - https://ow.ly/7ltP50TQBJO 🦇 Andrea - https://ow.ly/Yg4P50TQBJP 🦜Monica - https://ow.ly/jFFL50TQBJQ