{"id":256053,"date":"2025-10-30T11:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=256053"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:23:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:23:37","slug":"video-antigua-and-barbuda-engages-in-landmark-biodiversity-talks-in-panama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antigua-and-barbuda-engages-in-landmark-biodiversity-talks-in-panama\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Antigua and Barbuda Engages in Landmark Biodiversity Talks in Panama"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antigua and Barbuda<\/a> is taking an active role in global biodiversity governance <\/a>as the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity gets underway in Panama City<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nneka Nicholas<\/a>, Head of Delegation and President of the Nagoya Protocol COP\/MOP-5, highlighted the meeting\u2019s importance for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) across the region.<\/p>

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She emphasised that the new body, established at COP16, aims to support the knowledge, innovations, and practices of IPLCs relevant to biodiversity conservation.<\/p>

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The Subsidiary Body replaces the former Ad Hoc Working Group and aligns fully with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, signalling a renewed commitment to integrating Indigenous knowledge into international biodiversity strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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