Faith communities celebrate a global deal to protect nature while calling for governments and civil society to ratchet up ambition
Faiths at COP15 celebrate the adoption of the COP15 package deal, including the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), that calls for urgent action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.
Faiths at COP15 meet with Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
“We underscored to the Executive Secretary that COP15 is one of the global community’s last chances to create a nature positive world and that faith groups are here to help bring moral urgency to the negotiations in Montréal.”
Media Mentions
"Indigenous leaders press for their land rights as COP15 debates ecosystem protection areas" by Brian Roewe for National Catholic Reporter (15 December 2022)"Archbishop at COP15 emphasizes Indigenous rights at 'critical juncture' for nature" by Brian Roewe for National Catholic Reporter (16 December 2022)"Religion has more than a moral role to play in protecting creation, faith groups say at COP15" by Brian Roewe for National Catholic Reporter (9 December 2022)"At COP15, multifaith coalition delivers priorities to UN biodiversity chief" by Brian Roewe for National Catholic Reporter (13 December 2022)"Multifaith community mobilizes to preserve creation ahead of COP15 biodiversity summit" by Brian Roewe for National Catholic Reporter (6 December 2022)"Advent of an epiphany on biodiversity" by Joe Gunn for The Catholic Register (6 Jan 2023)"COP15: l’accord salué par une coalition d’organisations religieuses" by François Gloutnay for Presence (20 December 2022)"Countries at COP15 finalize deal to halt, reverse destruction of nature by 2030" by The Canadian Press (19 December 2022)"Nations secure a historic biodiversity deal on final day of COP15" by Brian Roewe for National Catholic Reporter (19 December 2022)"Faith communities celebrate success at COP15" by Ivan Fernandes for La Croix International (20 December 2022)