La COP ne parvient pas à relever le défi de la protection de la biodiversité

Friends of the Earth International expresses strong disappointment with the outcomes of the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 13), arguing that the decisions fail to implement the systemic changes needed to reverse biodiversity loss and instead protect corporate interests.

• The COP 13 failed to implement binding measures to force sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fishing, and tourism to respect planetary boundaries, instead producing text that protects industry interests without acknowledging their responsibility for the environmental crisis.
• The document criticizes the continued promotion of the 'Green Revolution' in agriculture, stating that the associated technologies, specifically pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), are destructive to biodiversity.
• Indigenous Peoples faced significant challenges at COP 13, including only partial recognition of the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent and attempts by member countries to subordinate community customs and decision-making processes to national legislation.
• The precautionary principle was undermined by countries favoring GMOs, leading to the removal of risk assessment mechanisms for GMOs under the Cartagena Protocol, a lack of regulation for digitized genetic sequences, and the disintegration of the expert group on synthetic biology risks.
• There is a growing influence of the private sector within the CBD, with nearly one-third of COP delegates representing the business sector. This influence is manifested in the 'financialization of nature' through concepts like biodiversity offsets and payments for environmental services, although these were excluded from official texts after opposition.

APA

admin (2016). La COP ne parvient pas à relever le défi de la protection de la biodiversité. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/la-cop-ne-parvient-pas-a-relever-le-defi-de-la-protection-de-la-biodiversite/

Chicago

admin. La COP ne parvient pas à relever le défi de la protection de la biodiversité. Friends of the Earth International, 2016. https://www.foei.org/fr/la-cop-ne-parvient-pas-a-relever-le-defi-de-la-protection-de-la-biodiversite/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2016cop, author = {admin}, title = {{La COP ne parvient pas à relever le défi de la protection de la biodiversité}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, month = dec, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/la-cop-ne-parvient-pas-a-relever-le-defi-de-la-protection-de-la-biodiversite/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }