Ego podcast, because the environment is a theme for everyone. This one' s hello how I' m doing with a warm greeting. This is Pepe Morón and along with Erlenci Gutiérrez, we welcome you to this chapter of RCN Radio' s echo podcast. Today speaking of Cop 16 and the city of Cali, the most important meeting of biodiversity that can take place these days and
during this two thousand twenty- four will be in Colombian territory. That is very important for our country and in this episode we will be analyzing, because, so, you know, prepare a coffee, look for a little corner,
comfortable and prepare for this journey through the environmental world. Welcome a truly historical fact and I do not exaggerate by classifying it that way, referring to the environment of our Colombian territory, and is that our country has the opportunity to host this event for the first time And Cali is the venue of this
day that includes economic and tourism development, as well as environmental. And above all, in a territory such as Valle del Cauca, which is part of all this so affected peaceful, affected by the issue of public order, affected for many by the state oblivion, affected by the environmental part that has been ravaged by illegal armed groups, by illegal mining, by illicit crops and so much damage that the environment has been suffering in that region of the country,
region that, as we said, will be host to one of the most important meetings of Biodiversity, But Lessi and how do you think if we go directly to that region to know a little what is said from there in front of Cop sixteen and how it is received, not only in Valle del Cauca, but in the city of Cali. Well, let' s listen to Diana Villegas, from the capital of Valle del Cauca, who tells us how they received the news of the designation of the city of Cali as the house
of the sixteen CALE COT. Upon receiving the seat of Cop 16 of Biodiversity, it will be before the eyes of the world. Its landscapes, the more than 200 species of birds, among other environmental benefits, made the Green Jewel of Valle del Cauca welcome this important international summit in October. This has been said by the Mayor of Calia, Alejandro Eder and Governor Dilian Francisca Toro. We have shown that it is biodiversity to take care of life. It
is an opportunity to promote reconciliation. To achieve this event in Calli we joined from the public sector, with the private sector, with the academic sector, with community groups, Afro- Cabildos communities, indigenous communities, business unions, all of society united with one voice. Happy because we won the 16th COT. We won it for Cali, which is not only the capital of the Cauca Valley, but the capital of the Pacific. The Pacific is the second
most biodiverse region in the world. Here COP 16 are going to live biodiversity. They' re not gonna tell you. The river pance Cauca, Lilí, Cali and Aguacatal, Cañaveralejo and Meléndez are the seven rivers that cross the city. There is also the vastness of the National Natural Park for jones with one hundred and ninety- six thousand four hundred and twenty- nine hectares that guarantee a purer air, plus more than twelve eco parks and sixty- one
wetlands that account for the biodiversity that this capital has. This is what Mario Mina, the director of the DAGMA, said. We have one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet. We have people of all ethnicities, cultures, etc, and we have all the riches and, above all, the ability to develop the best cop that the planet has had, that we have any number of fauna species since Flora. We are a crucible because we are
at the center and the geographic fact makes us unique on the planet. In this sense, Cali will also represent the greatness of the entire Colombian peace- keeper and will be a sanctuary for wildlife in the region. This would be a very good opportunity for the city, because it would help us a lot
in the hotel, tourist, commercial, economic sector for the city. It would be great, it would be beneficial for the whole city, for taxi drivers, for the people who make it on the street, because tourists are going to increase. A lot of people are gonna make it. I believe that in our service it can be more than thirty or forty percent increase in
racing. We' re all going to benefit. I find it very good, because they will know the people who come abroad will know the gastronomy all the products that they do not know there and because they do collaborate us because it increases the sales. I think it' s very good that Chalice is
the seat according to EDU and cursed Secretary of Economic Development of Calin. On the economic front, it is expected to leave at least$ 11 million in accommodation,$ 5 million in other expenses, such as restaurant and transportation, and at least$ 3 5 million in logistics. In addition, it was a great opportunity for the business fabric of the region, as an economy dynamic of more than$ 20 million is estimated. We have everything, we have
infrastructure, we have human capital and we have diversity. Calin represents as never before that cultural, ethnic and nature wealth that we have in our country and we are going to receive all these delegations from more than one hundred and ninety countries so that these global discussions are seen here we can talk about diversity and how we talk in a sustained manner. Hotel occupancy will be another important aspect.
According to data from Cotelco Valle, the department has nine hundred and twenty - five hotels with a capacity of more than twenty- one thousand rooms and meeting rooms, as well as high quality medical centers that are in the top ten of Latin America and, of course, the Pacific Valley event center, with a total area of seventy- six zero square meters and the capacity to house at least twelve zero people Oscar Guzmán, Executive President of Cottelcovalle. This
is an event of the Colombian Pacific. We are going to tell the world that there are one hundred and ninety delegations who are going to visit us from
21 October to 1 November. What we have this paradise full of riches and, most importantly, its warm hospital people aleg That is why, also from the hotels we have a very big responsibility to house those thirteen zero tourists who will come to work at the Cup to work in the future of the diversity of the world and we expect an economic spill of eleven million dollars in accommodation, five million dollars in what is other cases such as restaurants, transportation and
three five million dollars in it for a large total of about twenty- two million hours. That is why this event, in addition to being a great showcase for us to know in the world the valley and the Pacific, will also give us important economic resources in the economic dynamics of our region, the
Colombian Pacific. In view of this situation, work tables have already been set up in which different entities will participate Governorship, mayor, guilds, Chamber of Commerce as well as pro- Pacific, among other organizations, with the purpose of making articulation and synergy before the biggest event that the city has had in
its history. Cop sixteen is an opportunity to show Cali and Valle del Cauca, the world, show another side and, from this, receive additional opportunities in which the city and the region give you epicenters to make events, weaving on the resume the realization of the greatest summit of biodiversity. We continue with this information related to COP sixteen, which will be or will be possible to do in Colombia from October to the end of October of this two thousand twenty
- four. But in a certain way, it must be said that COP 16 is already underway in the city of Cali, This under the leadership of the Minister of Environment Susanamo Amat, when the installation of the first steering committee was launched to hold some key discussion issues for this important meeting that brings together leaders from all over the world, which brings together issues of great importance for the whole planet, and one of those key points is how it will be
financed, how the necessary resources will be obtained for the realization of this important event. And this was said by the Minister of Environment Sushanamom. The Steering Committee is already starting to land the actual costs, because obviously we have initial initial costs. But the negotiating framework or rather the framework of the CD agreement that we have to sign with the Convention is beginning to land. It'
ll be signed very soon in the next few weeks. It is a first commitment of two million dollars to be able to have all the infrastructure of the United Nations and then the country, because it will bear the expenses of the entire logistic organization of the Convention It is also prudent to hear erlensi that the organizers of this important meeting say at international level the main attendees of this Biodiversity Summit, as is the sixteen that we can count if pepe It is the
interim Executive Secretary of the UN Conference for Biodiversity, David Cooper, who congratulated Cali for being the headquarters of the CODGE will be held in October of this year. I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to the city of Clly for having been selected to host COPTIS and six to host the United Nations Conference on Bidiversity two thousand twenty- four. We very much welcome this announcement made
by the Colombian organizer committee. We especially thank President Gustavo Petro, the Administration Susan Mohammid and the entire Government of Colombia team. I think he also thanks the city of Bogotá, as well as the other candidate cities, which launched vibrant campaigns to welcome the Coptysis and six for us in the Convention on Biological
Diversity. He is greatly encouraged to witness Columbia' s credible commitment and dedication at all levels of government and society in general to continue to demonstrate its leadership
in the international realm of viversity. As it celebrates almost two years after the adoption of the World Moco for the Bidiversity of Comming Montreul, the sais Coptysis will be of significant importance, as it will contribute to catalyzing solutions to move from agreement to action, facilitating the rapid and effective implementation of the most ambitious
plan for diversity that have been adopted to date. During this Conference, the parties to the Convention are expected to present their national strategies and action plans for viversity, aligned with the goals and objectives of the Convention. Among other important matters. It is also expected that they will further develop the monitoring framework,
advance the mobilization of financial resources and finalize the multi- lateral mechanism. The sharing of benefits arising from the use of digital information on genetic resource sequences to a vague biological, ethnic and cultural inno- diversity. In one of the countries with myobidiversity of the colliding world undoubtedly the global focus where the international community will negotiate these matters of great importance we see in Cali. Thank you very
much, Wetterns. You know what our experts, our guests, say is key to us. And on this first topic, we have today as a guest Maritza Florian, who is a specialist in climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem services of the WF Colombia. We welcome her to this chapter of the eco podcast Maritsa and thank you for accepting this invitation, Pepe Thank you so much
for inviting us. Since we are happy with the COPI news of speaking a little more for him and that is undoubtedly the main theme and what motivates us to have her as guest. The Cop in Colombia, COP sixteen, which was confirmed would already be in the city of Cali. What can we say. First, let us explain a little to the listeners what this meeting is about, what the COP 16 is about. Of course, well, the thing is the most outstanding biodiversity summit in the world. So why the Conference
of the Parties is a conference of the parties. They are the nations where nations that are party to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity meet. It is a convention that brings together all the countries of the world around three main objectives, namely the conservation of biodiversity, its sustainable use and a topic related to the fair diffusion of benefits from the use of genetic resources. Then this
conference happens every two years. It is important that we distinguish it from the conference or the weather thing that we sometimes also hear, that there are some other things, but that is the biodiversity cop. It is number sixteen and will take place in Colombia, as this meeting is broken between the different regions of the world. Then, on this occasion it will be Latin America, it will be in Colombia and there will be very important discussions on biodiversity this
year. Let' s get a little into that where it' s going to be discussed this year at Cop 16. What are some of the topics that are scheduled or hopefully can be addressed at this important meeting. Sure. Thank you very much, because this particular Cup happens in the middle already in verinta twenty- four of a critical decade of two thousand twenty to twenty thirty, we say that we must act with respect to the triple trins of biodiversity,
climate and pollution. And because this particular cup is the first that happens after something called the new Global Framework for Biodiversity. So, this particular comma, because we have the challenge of reviewing how the implementation of this new framework is going. That new framework is twenty- three goals that the world agreed
upon to stop the loss of diversity and reverse this loss. So, in this particular way, we' re going to review how countries are going with respect to these strategies to meet those twenty- three goals that may come out sounding a little bit abstract, but those twenty- three tables. There is one that is well known, which is, for example, the goal conservation area of land areas, which at least thirty percent of our nets and marines
are protected. But she' s not the only one. Twenty- three of these are some that point to conservation, some that aim to improve collectivity, some that aim to reduce the extinction of certain species, to improve the use of natural resources, to mobilize financing, to generate capacities, among others.
So, mainly the issues of this cos are to have strategies from all countries, to see how they go to comply with these agreements, which are the ones that govern this decade then, this new framework goes from twenty twenty to twenty thirty and we are going to meet in Colombia to see how we are going. It' s the main topic of discussion. I am wonderful to hear it, Maritsa Florian, and we are wondering because this code sixteen will be in this country, because it is important for Colombia to make the
house of this new summit. Thank you very much for that question. It
is very important for Colombia to make the house of this summit. To the extent that the national government has been a pioneer in the discussions of biodiversity, in multilateralism, Colombia always stands out for its ambitious positions, since, as we know, Colombia is the second most diverse country in the world and we have a leading role, not only to fulfill our national biodiversity gene, but also to inspire and motivate an agenda at the international level in addition, as
it is a unique opportunity for the country, since, since these events mobilize approximately we are waiting for twelve thousand or three thousand people from all over the world to discuss aspects of biodiversity and the visibility it will have. This for the country is a very, very important opportunity, for example, to get an idea. We do not have an event of this magnitude organized on an international scene as a precedent. So, that way we are already realizing that
it is an international scene for the country. It is a logistical, methodological, thematic challenge, but it positions an environmental agenda that helps meet the goals of the national agenda and that gives us a window to the world being one of the most biodiverse countries. Then, it is definitely a platform where we can have used our leadership and internally make a harbinger of those concrete actions towards
more ambitious biodiversity agendas in the country. Positive for Colombia, Peru also does not imagine positive for a region like the one that contains Cali in Caliz will be the headquarters. This also belongs to the whole Pacific issue, which is experiencing a rather complex reality, not only in matters of public order, but also in environmental issues. How important do you think you can do this for
the region where this cop sixteen will be found? We are very happy with the selection of streets as the first COV in Colombia after the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Frameworks, for several reasons, among them because, therefore, it is a place very close to our vision, to our mission, to our
operations in this city. We started operations thirty years ago like WUF and we did it for the same reasons that the national government gives a support here I saw as a city critical to the management of the university and it is because of the importance in the and ernic of the peaceful region. So, that ' s pantarazo in one of the most important sources of biological and cultural diversity
in the world. It is a very good sign to the extent that, yes, it is a window to see how good this region has in terms of how to move a biodiversity care agenda in the country. And it was very interesting to see how, since Callen put on his shirt to have a very nice campaign, very ambitious in the competition of the city selection and so, an accompaniment to Calli. We are in a position to make this a very successful event that has results that impact on the well- being of the
people of Colombia and the Colombian Pacific, of the WWF. Thank you for accepting this call from the eco podcast, for telling us a little bit about what is expected in this Cop Sixteen. Surely, when we are closer to the date, we will sit again to review expectations and what we already have by then, as coordinated for the meeting, which will be much closer. Thank you so much for accepting this invitation. Thank you very much to you
and all the outstanding issues of the comparison in Colombia. Thank you and we continue with more information in this chapter of the RCN RAP PEPE eco podcast. I propose that we listen to the director of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Valle del Cauca, Marco Antonio Suárez, who celebrated that Cali is the next headquarters of CO 16. The official indicated that the city has the necessary infrastructure for
the realization of this summit. Well, first of all, tell them that we are proud and happy that Cali is going to receive COPI sixteen on biodiversity. Good for the Colombian Pacific, one of the most biodiverse areas in the world. What a joy for our black communities, our indigenous communities, for our peasants, for our young woman to roam from the sky. We'
re ready to receive them. We have all the capacity of the infrastructure, the knowledge necessary for this historical copsia not only in our Cali and our Ayal
Cauca, but throughout our country. What a joy for the Caleños, what a joy for all our Vallecaucanos, and that we enjoy that great event that is going to take place now, in the month of October of this year, thanks to all the Caleños, to all the Vallecaucanos that supported this initiative and welcome to the COT sixteen for here Cali is the headquarters of the COT sixteen and so it should be because the city of Las Aves, the department
with the most protected areas of our country. The wealth that our enormous cities have in the capital by nature of our Colombian Pacific and, as I expressed it now, one of the most biodiverse places in the world, had to be the headquarters of the sixteen and in this way we conclude our broadcast today, not without first thanking, as always, Erlenz and Gutierrez, for accompanying us in booth to the entire integrated information system that is under the direction of
Esperanza Rico and in the sound production to wendy Benavides, thank you Ego Podcast, because the environment is a theme of all