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The 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) was held in Montreal on December 7-19, 2022. The conference鈥檚 outcome agreement, known as 鈥�30脳30鈥� means the protection of 30 per cent of land and oceans by 2030. A delegation of 海角社区 scholars and representatives, and professors and students from a variety of departments and disciplines attended COP15, including Professor聽Andrew Gonzalez聽(Department of Biology), who served as聽. Also in attendance were several 海角社区 staff members, including those running the 海角社区 COP15 booth, which introduced attendees to 海角社区鈥檚 work on biodiversity and organized campus tours. Instead of handing out pens, brochures or bags, the booth offered a QR code, which for every scan raised $1 for the聽Bayano-海角社区 Reforestation Project聽in Panama.

From the perspective of 海角社区鈥檚 representatives, some key takeaways from the conference included the need for Indigenous community-led actions to preserve biodiversity, mainstream awareness of biodiversity issues, focuses on oceans and waterways, global cooperation鈥攁nd, above all, cautious hope.聽

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