• Official COP16 Side Events: https://www.cbd.int/side-events/
• Information for participants: https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2024/info-note 

Parliamentary meetings taking place at COP16 of the CBD:

October 23: Parliamentary Forum: “Parliamentarians for Economic Transitions for the Care, Conservation, and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity”

• Hosts: Ministries of Environment and Sustainable Development and Foreign Affairs, together with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in coordination with the International Conservation Caucus Foundation Group and with the support of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
• Location and time: Blue zone; 8:00am – 5:50 pm (followed by a cocktail)

October 24: Parliamentary Dialogue: Amazon Free of Fossil Fuels 

• Host: Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future
• Location and time: Blue zone (Colombian Pavilion); 11:00 – 12:00 

October 25: First Public Hearing: Current Situation of Oil and Gas Exploitation in the Amazon Biome

• Host:  Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future
• Location and time: Green zone (San Pedro: Carrera 1 con calle 10, sobre el boulevard del río); 11:00 – 15:00

October 26: The role of parliamentarians in the protection of environmental defenders in Latin America

• Host: Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future and Global Witness
• Location and time: Green zone (San Pedro: Carrera 1 con calle 10, sobre el boulevard del río); 9:00 – 10:30

October 27: Side event “Satellite Technologies Role in Conservation”

• Host: International Conservation Caucus Foundation Group
• Location and time: Blue zone (British Pavilion); 10:00 – 12:00

October 28: Gathering of Women from Water and Biodiversity Regions and Promotion of the “Women in Biodiversity” Bill

• Host: Legal Committee for Women’s Equity of the Congress of Colombia,  Network of Women of Water Territories, Government of Valle del Cauca
• Location and time: Green zone (Biblioteca Departamental Jorge Garcés Borrero, Auditorio Diego Garcés); 16:00 – 18:00

October 31: Regional Parliamentary Gathering

• Host: Commission of the Pacific Alliance (CISAP), CAF
• Location and time: Blue zone (CAF Pavilion); 9:30 – 11:00 am

November 1: Dialogue – Biodiversity Protection: Opportunities and Challenges

• Host: Commission of the Pacific Alliance (CISAP)
• Location and time: Green zone (Auditorio Universidad Católica de Cali); 10:30