Convention on Biological Diversity, Open letter
15 December 2022 Dear Ministers at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, The future of life on Earth depends on you. The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) must be ambitious and transformative in...
Blog, Convention on Biological Diversity
In its preamble, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) recognises the need to conserve biodiversity for its intrinsic value and contributions to human well-being and sustainable development. We concur. All living organisms, including all animals, play an...
Climate Change, News, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Clara Gobbe, Policy Officer, WFA Date: 24 November 2022 Despite animal agriculture being a significant contributor to climate change, COP27 failed to address it in its package of agreements. A decision to extend the Koronivia Joint Work for Agriculture for...
Convention on Biological Diversity, News, UN
Date: 20 November 2022 The UN climate negotiations have just wrapped up in Egypt at the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP-27), the 19th COP to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora...
Blog, Trade, World Trade Organization (WTO)
Carolina Maciel, International Trade Law & Policy – WFA Senior Advisor Date: 6 November 2022 A major legal challenge over an animal protection law in the United States Supreme Court hit the headlines worldwide a few weeks ago. The case, brought by the...
