COP16 and San Francisco: Local Actions for Global Biodiversity Goals

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How can SF implement ideas from 2024's Biodiversity Conference in Colombia? Join us online to hear from Peter Brastow and Rebecca Johnson.

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Zoom link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89722583777" title="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89722583777" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89722583777</a> Governments from around the world -- known as the "Conference of Parties" -- gathered in Cali, Colombia in October 2024. Convened by the United Nations, the <a href="https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2024" title="https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2024" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16)</a> emphasized the alignment of biodiversity and climate action, aiming to leverage nature-based solutions to tackle interconnected challenges.Join our virtual event to learn what action San Francisco is already taking to restore healthy ecosystems, and how the COP16 framework will provide inspiration and incentive to achieve these critical biodiversity and climate goals.Peter Brastow and Rebecca Johnson attended COP16, focused on how these goals can be integrated into the ambitious actions proposed in San Francisco's <a href="https://sfenvironment.org/climateplan" title="https://sfenvironment.org/climateplan" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Climate Action Plan</a> and the <a href="https://reimaginingsf.org/" title="https://reimaginingsf.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ReimaginingSF Collaborative</a>.<h4>Speakers:</h4>Peter Brastow is Senior Biodiversity Coordinator at San Francisco Environment Department. Peter is the founder of Nature in the City and has gone on to make San Francisco a leader in promoting and protecting diverse native ecosystems around the city.Rebecca Johnson is the director of the <a href="http://www.calacademy.org/community-science" title="http://www.calacademy.org/community-science" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Center for Biodiversity and Community Science</a> and the <a href="https://www.calacademy.org/about-us/major-initiatives/thriving-california" title="https://www.calacademy.org/about-us/major-initiatives/thriving-california" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Thriving California</a> initiative at the California Academy of Sciences. Rebecca is passionate about building coalitions around place-based nature connection, biodiversity documentation, and using species observations to understand climate change.<h4>Preparation:</h4>We encourage you to join on a device with a webcam and speakers so you can participate in the discussion. If you are interested in the presentations only, feel free to attend just the first half of the program.This session will be recorded and shared afterward.

Agenda

Welcoming remarks by Nature in the City's Amber Hasselbring will be followed by a presentation by Peter Brastow and Rebecca Johnson.

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Participants will get the chance to ask questions and participate in the discussion.

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