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2024
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Outcome of the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 in Cali, Colombia (COP16) (debate)
Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, what is the point of talking about biodiversity if we sign agreements like the one with Mercosur that trample on it? As we loudly proclaim our common will to protect biodiversity at COP 16, some countries are preparing to sign a treaty that will not only sacrifice our farmers on the altar of unfair competition, but also accelerate massive deforestation, espec…