The Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) today published the draft negotiating text for its new Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) – the crucial ‘New Deal for Nature’ that will replace the expired 2020 Aichi Targets and, it is hoped, provide a transformational overhaul for international efforts to arrest and reverse the ongoing environmental crisis, effectively doing for nature what the Paris Agreement is intended to do for climate change.
Commenting on the draft GBF text ahead of the next round of Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) negotiations, The Nature Conservancy’s global biodiversity policy lead Linda Krueger said: “We’re heartened to note the strong progress made on the draft GBF negotiating text since the publication of the Zero Draft version back in January 2020. Clearly the co-chairs have been listening carefully to the consultations and have strengthened and clarified the text accordingly.
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Larry Apfelbaum
Wish Bone Canine Rescue is seeking the community’s help in finding a new home for its shelter.
For three years, the non-profit rescue leased space on Bunn Street, but the property owner now has other plans for the site.
“He s hoping by the spring he ll have all the necessary approval, which would then unfortunately result in the demolishing of the structure that we ve been using for the past 3 1/2,” said Wish Bone Canine Rescue President Larry Apfelbaum. “He told us when we rented the facility, this was his plan. We just, he just didn t know the exact timeline.”