Photo Reel
A few shots from week one of the conference, and some proof that we did escape for long enough to see some of India.
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Synthetic Biology and the Convention on Biological Diversity
Synthetic biology: What is it? Why does it matter? And why are some countries and NGOs pushing for this discussion at COP11? by Mariana Calderon On Thursday in Working Group 2, during a seemingly innocuous discussion on Operations of the Convention, a relatively heated discussion caught my attention--delegates were debating a topic buried under agenda item 6.2 of the COP: Synthetic...
COP11 Policy Round Up no. 1
Policy updates from day four of the Conference by Mariana Calderon This morning, now the fifth day of the conference, I realized that there is no way I can follow everything I am interested in, nor everything that I see as most crucial to follow. Took me a while...However, with the help of the marvelous Earth Negotiation Bulletins, and by attending the CBD Alliance briefings and GYBN daily...
Video Blog: Youth briefing with Executive Secretary Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias
by Mariana Calderon This morning, GYBN was able to meet with CBD Executive Secretary Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias: **Note -- two self-corrections, as I wasn't able to re-record: 1) Obviously, I'm reporting on COP 11, not 10; 2) The existing voluntary fund is for ILCs -- Indigenous and Local Communities, not LDCs. Video Blog: Youth meeting with CBD Executive Secretary,...
Youth Statement on Stakeholder Engagement
by Mariana Calderon During the opening ceremonies of the COP, the Global Youth Biodiversity Network was scheduled to deliver a youth intervention, but, like many other observers, we were pushed so far down the schedule by lengthy State speeches that our moment to speak never came. So, we decided to create our own opportunity. I spent much of today drafting a statement on item 5.4, Engagement of...