UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 (21 October-1 November 2024)

• COP16: Cali Fund for DSI benefit sharing kicks off, but will money flow in?
  by Nithin Ramakrishnan (20 Nov 24)
• COP16: Developing countries struggled to defend sovereign rights over DSI on genetic resources
  by Nithin Ramakrishnan & Lim Li Ching (18 Nov 24)
• COP16: Hollowed-out assessment process for synthetic biology survives
  by Eva Sirinathsinghji & Lim Li Ching (16 Nov 24)
• COP16: Long-awaited decision on biodiversity and climate change adopted, key concerns remain
  by Mirna Inés Fernández Pradel (15 Nov 24)
• COP16 adopts initial modalities for DSI multilateral mechanism with last-minute amendments
  by Nithin Ramakrishnan (15 Nov 24)
• Biosafety Protocol's guidance on LMOs containing engineered gene drives welcomed despite evident flaws
  by Eva Sirinathsinghji & Lim Li Ching (13 Nov 24)
• Biodiversity talks run out of time amidst major wins for Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants
  by Lim Li Lin (12 Nov 24)
• COP16: Biodiversity finance discussions suspended on knife edge
  by Lim Li Ching (08 Nov 24)
• Like-minded developing countries call for equity and ambition in biodiversity finance
  by Lim Li Ching (01 Nov 24)

• Digital Sequence Information Draft Decision Reveals Gaps & Uncertainties
• Financial resources, debt and tax
• Horizon scanning, monitoring and assessment: Fundamental in ensuring equity and precaution in synthetic biology development

• Africa calls for “a Penny for Biodiversity”, micro-investment, to end digital biopiracy, ECO 28 October, by Nithin Ramakrishnan
• Precaution and integrity at stake in the guidance materials on risk assessment of LMOs containing engineered gene drives, ECO 23 October, by Eva Sirinathsinghji
• Horizon scanning, monitoring and assessment: Fundamental in ensuring equity and precaution in synthetic biology development, ECO 21 October, by Eva Sirinathsinghji
• Equity and ambition needed in resource mobilization discussions, ECO 21 October, by Lim Li Ching