Share

COP27: nature and climate on the international stage

The Wildlife Trusts and COP15

What is COP15?

COP stands for 'Conference of the Parties' and these are UN conferences on its different conventions. In 2022, there are COPs taking place on both climate (COP27) and nature (COP15). COP15 is where world leaders come together to review the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (or CBD). CBD is a global agreement on nature conservation. Through this, 196 parties aim to agree on 20 global targets that will halt biodiversity loss.  

COP15 took place between Wednesday 7th December - Monday 19th December 2022, and was hosted by China in Montreal, Canada.

COP15: an explanation (https://youtu.be/Ipu3o72VO1Q)

What happened at COP15?

hedgehog 30 by 30

Landmark COP15 agreement gives nature hope for the future

Find out what happened here!

Young people across Wales are speaking up for COP15

Participants of the Wales wide Stand for Nature project have recognised the importance of COP15, and the need to ensure nature is represented in Montreal by a young voice too. They have created a fantastic manifesto which you can download and share below, as well as a video explaining why they are speaking up today. 

Wildlife, Wales and the World: A Youth Manifesto (https://youtu.be/v3KQ8Xj0t5k)

COP15 Wildlife, Wales, and the World: A Youth Manifesto cover

Forum members came together to create a manifesto for COP15

Take a look

Meet the campaigners who wrote the manifesto!

Amber talks about COP15 and the youth manifesto (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfMS0UAYeEs&t=8s)

Actions you can take

COP resources

We know that it can be overwhelming to understand the nature and climate crises, so we've created some handy infographics and a film. Please feel free to share these!

Find them here

Help wildlife at home

From building a bug hotel to creating a garden pond, here are some ideas for things you can do yourself to help wildlife. 

Have a go