00:00The COP16 is at home, and we must take advantage of it.
00:03Tomorrow, in Cali, the conference of the United Nations on the Biodiversity COP16.
00:10It was a great acierto from Gustavo Petro's government, first, having postulated our country as the CEO of the Encuentro,
00:16and second, having chosen a Cali as an amphitheater.
00:20Our country is called to occupy a leadership position in conversations about conservation and sustainability.
00:27It is necessary, as well, to take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen the tourism in a country
00:34that has suffered historical olvidations and needs urgent investment.
00:40The COP16, like all the multilateral encounters that are made to preserve the planet,
00:46aterriza in Cali in the midst of great challenges.
00:50Because, it is true, we are carrying out of continuous success.
00:54As well as the discussions about climate change.
01:00The conversations about the protection of biodiversity are marked by the lack of political reluctance
01:08and the promises to be fulfilled.
01:10The Informe Planeta Vivo, which was presented by WWF,
01:15tells that between 1970 and 2020,
01:19the population of mammals, mammals, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and peces,
01:26while in Latin America, the reduction was of 95%.
01:3195% in the last 20 years.
01:35We have annihilated, either by direct action or negligence and disinterest,
01:42a large part of our biodiversity.
01:45It is fundamental, then, that the presidency of Colombia,
01:50in the COP16,
01:52to build consensus and urgent measures.
01:54If the countries, and especially the most rich,
01:58they don't realize the importance of acting,
02:01the disaster will be worse.
02:03It said Marcos Neto, Secretary General Adjunto of the ONU,
02:08in an interview with El Espectador and Abro Comunias.
02:12The problem is not that there is no money.
02:15All the wealth of the world, today, is 463 trillion dollars.
02:21So, talking about the financial financing of biodiversity,
02:26which is about 200.000 million dollars a year,
02:30we are talking about a minimum percentage of the wealth that exists in the world.
02:34The problem is that the money is not flowing to the issue of biodiversity.
02:41That has to be changed.
02:44Además of the global discussion,
02:46this is also an opportunity for the world and our country
02:49to see the tension on Cali and its surroundings.
02:52It has to be carried out the threat of violence,
02:57which continues to be latently,
02:58but there are other challenges that we also need to face.
03:03The Choco Biogeográfico,
03:05which is the region most diverse in the world.
03:09The Vice President of the Republic, Francia Márquez,
03:12announced the creation of a fund for the Choco Biogeográfico
03:16and the Afro Descendants,
03:18which still seeks to ensure its financing.
03:21The arrival of the COP16 event,
03:25by its part,
03:26generated 5200 jobs,
03:29between directs and indirects,
03:31and will have an economic impact direct to the country
03:34of 122.400 million dollars.
03:39All this impulse must be taken advantage of.
03:42These types of events are fundamental
03:44to strengthen the image of Colombia
03:47as a destination to the world.
03:49In the middle of the efforts
03:51to open new economic opportunities,
03:54the sustainable tourism is a key thing.
03:58What happens,
03:59besides,
04:00other than the traditional cities,
04:02Bogotá,
04:03Medellín,
04:03and Cartagena,
04:04is an opportunity to strengthen the region
04:07and demonstrate that our country
04:09has a lot to offer.
04:12No exaggerate
04:13by saying
04:14that it is perhaps
04:14the most important event
04:16that has been Colombia
04:17in decades.
04:19We must take advantage of it.
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