The United Nations COP16 biodiversity summit is entering its final week in the Colombian city of Cali, where international negotiations are underway to clarify the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), adopted by nearly 200 countries at the end of 2022. The conference is pivotal in shaping global biodiversity policies, focusing on the urgent need for action against environmental degradation. The GBF includes 23 targets, including the famous ‘30 by 30’ target in which more than 100 countries committed to protecting 30% of the planet’s lands and oceans by 2030. The UNEP repo…