The Argentine territory, like the entire world, is experiencing an unprecedented biodiversity crisis in human history, and the national government is racing against time to act. In our country, several species are threatened, especially due to direct human activities, such as the expansion of agricultural land over native forests or wetlands, water pollution, overfishing, and wildlife trafficking. Ecosystems are also threatened by indirect human factors, like climate change, which worsens and intensifies droughts or torrential rains. Latin America is the region most affected by biodiversity loss, according to the latest Living Planet report.
For a little over 30 years, efforts have been made to create global agreements to address this major crisis. A total of 196 countries, including Argentina, have formed working teams and designed strategies to tackle this issue within the framework of the United Nations (UN). However, the problem persists. And although past agreements have been relatively ineffective in addressing this challenge, the member countries of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are hopeful that this year will be decisive.
This story was produced as part of the 2024 CBD COP16 Fellowship organized by Internews' Earth Journalism Network. It was originally published in Spanish by La Nacion on October 26, 2024.
Banner image: Speakers at the conference in Cali, Colombia / Credit: Matías Avramow.
Matías Avramow
