Policy — Field Notes — Reserva: The Youth Land Trust

Our Letter to Parties at Resumed COP16 in Rome

We are Reserva: The Youth Land Trust, a collective of over 125 people aged 26 and under from 30+ countries working to mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation through youth action.

We look to you—the Parties of the UN CBD COP16—to urgently approve an effective resource mobilization strategy with sufficient commitments to achieve the ambitious goals set in 2022, when you signed the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). We also ask that as these funds are put into action, you commit to monitoring techniques that are transparent, inclusive and collaborative, bearing in mind the varied challenges of local circumstances.

Press ReleasesReserva Youth CouncilFebruary 25, 2025FAOPolicyComment

My Time at COP16

My name is Sakshi M Krishna, and I am a passionate advocate for climate justice from India. At home, I focus on creating climate content in local languages to reach diverse communities. Here, I am one of 30 people wearing a Reserva badge at the UN CBD COP16 in Cali, Colombia.

Youth Council, Stories, EventsSakshi M. KrishnaDecember 10, 2024Youth Council, Policy Comment

Presidents Recommend Youth Policy Paper at Stockholm+50

Fifty years ago, world leaders met in Stockholm for the world’s first international conference devoted to the environment. This meeting led to the landmark Stockholm Declaration and the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme, the body that oversees all UN work related to the environment. To commemorate the original Stockholm conference and the last fifty years of environmental governance, the United Nations General Assembly voted to reconvene for “Stockholm+50.”