A reflection by our Secretary General Josianne Gauthier following her participation in the #COP15 🗣️ "In short, moving forward on biodiversity justice will require continued commitment to decolonisation and healing broken relationships" ➡️ cidse.org/2022/12/19/com…

"Just like we need religious institutions to give life to sacred texts, we need a strong implementation mechanism for the GBF to make it successful. Otherwise it is just a piece of paper with 22 targets." -Gopal D. Patel with Bhumi Global #FaithsatCOP15 #ForNature

#FaithsatCOP15 celebrate a global deal to protect nature while calling for governments + civil society to ratchet up ambition. “The Kunming-Montréal GBF has the potential to create transformative action," said Alexandra Masako Goossens-Ishii. Read more: biodiversity.faith/media/faith-co…

“Now that we have the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the work to implement it begins,” said Gopal D. Patel. Want to know our evaluation of #COP15 and the GBF? Watch the recording of our briefing: youtu.be/sl72B_KJnA0 #ForNature #NaturePositive

Faith communities celebrate a global deal to protect nature while calling for governments and civil society to ratchet up ambition. #COP15 #Faith4Earth ⁦Bhumi Global⁩ biodiversity.faith/media/faith-co…

Now that we have the Kunming-Montréal GBF, we must put it into action. This involves governments + the many sectors of civil society, including faiths. #FaithsatCOP15 are ready to implement the framework + create a #naturepositive world for all creation. #COP15

We cannot care for biodiversity without addressing climate change + vice versa. The two crises are connected. In the Gambia, drought will increase food insecurity, poverty, + forced migration. An integrated problem requires an integrated solution. #COP15 #FaithsatCOP15

Can the Kunming-Montréal GBF heal our relationship with nature? "It is possible; the world can come together," said [Amy Echeverria, co-convener of #FaithsatCOP15]. "Light does shine in the darkness." Read more about the GBF, the last day of #COP15, + reactions of faiths.👇

"Pope Leo XIV tells us that because all creatures are connected, each must be cherished with love + respect. #COP15 must pass an ambitious GBF that protects us from short-term gain for the few at the expense of the many.” -Blair Nelsen with Waterspirit + CSJP Sisters

Intergenerational injustice is at the heart of our ecological crisis! Many religious institutions understand that we have a responsibility to steward the Earth for the wellbeing of present + future generations. #FaithsatCOP15 #Faiths4Nature

#COP15  ➡️  The adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. 📢 "There is much to celebrate after such a monumental effort, after so many years of dedication and commitment," said Josianne Gauthier, CIDSE secretary general. Read more👉 buff.ly/3jjIZDt

In Lima, people have seen an increase in industrial waste being thrown into the Rimac River, a water source for the city. The environmental cost of business can no longer be paid for by communities, especially those living in poverty. #FaithsatCOP15 #COP15

We believe that there's richness in diversity because the Creator made it this way. That's why we're committed to helping care for biodiversity. #COP15 may be over, but now the real work begins of coming together as one to help restore nature by 2030. #NaturePostive #ForNature

It's not only up to governments. Each of us has a moral responsibility to help care for people + planet! As we begin 2023, let's make a commitment to help restore nature by 2030. We know that it's possible for the world to come together #ForNature. #NaturePositive