COP16.2 : Nous demandons un changement de système pour un financement juste de la biodiversité

Friends of the Earth International issues a statement calling for a fundamental systemic change in biodiversity financing ahead of the COP16.2 meeting in Rome. The organization argues that current financial mechanisms are unjust, driven by destructive industries, and fail to support the most effective conservation actors, such as Indigenous peoples and local communities.

• The COP16.2 meeting, held in Rome, Italy, from February 25 to 27, 2025, aims to resolve financial blockages from the November 2024 COP16 in Colombia, specifically focusing on creating a new fund for the equitable distribution of resources to the most needy countries.
• Current biodiversity financing is described as deeply unjust; the Global Environment Facility is criticized for favoring countries that provide significant co-financing, while developed nations have failed to meet the financial promises made at COP15.
• Financial institutions and profit-driven industries are primary drivers of nature loss. Since 2015, banks have provided over $395 billion in credit to extractive industries (including beef, palm oil, soy, and timber) in deforestation-prone regions, and profit-driven sectors like mining, oil, gas, forestry, and industrial agriculture are estimated to cause 90% of global biodiversity loss.
• Developing countries are trapped in cycles of debt and export dependency, often pressured by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to implement policies that encourage destructive sectors. Examples include Argentina's reliance on soy exports and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's reliance on mining.
• The document criticizes 'false solutions' such as biodiversity offsets, credits, and green bonds. It asserts that offsets are based on the destruction of ecosystems and that green bonds, which reached approximately $1 trillion in investments in 2024, carry a high risk of greenwashing.
• Friends of the Earth International advocates for a financial system reform that allocates substantial funds directly to Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC), who are identified as the most effective conservationists but currently receive the least financial support.

APA

FOEIAdmin (2025). COP16.2 : Nous demandons un changement de système pour un financement juste de la biodiversité. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/cop16-2-nous-demandons-un-changement-de-systeme-pour-un-financement-juste-de-la-biodiversite/

Chicago

FOEIAdmin. COP16.2 : Nous demandons un changement de système pour un financement juste de la biodiversité. Friends of the Earth International, 2025. https://www.foei.org/fr/cop16-2-nous-demandons-un-changement-de-systeme-pour-un-financement-juste-de-la-biodiversite/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{foeiadmin2025cop162, author = {FOEIAdmin}, title = {{COP16.2 : Nous demandons un changement de système pour un financement juste de la biodiversité}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/cop16-2-nous-demandons-un-changement-de-systeme-pour-un-financement-juste-de-la-biodiversite/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }