*[Enwl-eng] This is historic!
enwl
enwl at enw.net.ru
Thu Jan 5 18:53:09 MSK 2023
Dear friends,
We've done something historic!
After YEARS of campaigning, and massive
pressure from across the planet, governments have signed a new global deal
for nature!
It promises to put at least 30 percent of
the planet under protection, increases biodiversity funding by billions, and
puts Indigenous communities at the heart of the fight to defend life on
Earth.
We didn't get everything we wanted, and the
deal is far from perfect. We fought to protect half the Earth and get even
more funding -- but it's a major step forward, and could be a turning point
for life on this beautiful planet. And the voice of our global community was
deafening at every step, and had a major impact.
Here's how:
Avaaz stood shoulder-to-shoulder with
Indigenous communities
Indigenous communities already defend and
protect vast areas of the planet -- their voices needed to be at the heart
of the negotiations… So Avaaz members funded delegations of Indigenous
leaders to attend the talks. The result? The strongest-ever international
environmental agreement protecting the rights of Indigenous People, and
putting them at the very centre of the global biodiversity conversation.
Here's some of the team ahead of the talks:
"I've seen Avaaz in action throughout these
negotiations, and you've been amazing! Deep gratitude for this community
standing up with us for Indigenous peoples' rights, now and always, with
respect and humility."
- Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Mbororo Indigenous
leader from Chad, and founder of the Association for Indigenous Women and
Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)
We lobbied governments to go all-out for the
planet
We deployed a team of powerful advocates to
work with governments and the media to deliver our members’ demands into the
heart of the negotiations. After dozens of briefings and countless meetings
with negotiators, we helped create critical breakthroughs in the talks… and
the final deal has our fingerprints all over it.
"Over the last four years Avaaz has been a
key independent voice in the debate. Avaaz's integrity, rapid reaction, and
global reach was instrumental in influencing the policy discourse. Avaaz is
a recognised force in the critical debate on biodiversity."
- Basile van Havre, co-chair of the
negotiations of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
"Avaaz has been very instrumental behind the
curtains to ensure that they drive the process to the correct direction. We
are where we are today, because of such attempts. Congratulations, and don't
put down the reins now. Carry on, be the driving force throughout the
implementation period."
- Malta Qwathekana,
South African negotiator
Celebrity support
Over 3.3 million people signed our
movement's call to protect half the planet! They were joined by dozens of
award-winning celebrities who also signed, tweeted, and even travelled to
the talks to amplify our voices!
"I call on our world leaders to meet
existing targets to protect biodiversity, and forge a new agreement so that
at least 50% of our lands and oceans are conserved, protected, and
restored -- with the active support and leadership of Indigenous peoples."
- Joaquin Phoenix, Actor
Rapid-fire actions
Over the months leading up to the talks, we
ran multiple media stunts to put extra pressure on delegates -- then in
Montreal we teamed up with Jurassic Park actor, James Cromwell, and a giant
dinosaur to demand urgent action on the extinction crisis!
We pressured leaders on social media
Throughout the negotiations, Avaazers from
all over the world joined nimble social media actions to show delegates that
the world was watching. Together we amplified the voices of Indigenous
leaders, pushed EU governments to commit financing for biodiversity
conservation, and spread our ads across social media. Our voices helped
shape the narrative at the talks!
"Avaaz's activities certainly had a
significant impact on how negotiations turned out. A great example of how
civil society, working together with governments, can make a real difference
in international environment negotiations!"
- Leonardo Cleaver de Athayde,
Brazil's chief negotiator
We made global media headlines
We were all over the media, from France to
India, as one of the most authoritative voices at every step of the talks.
Our campaigners helped set the narrative, with dozens of journalists
following our real-time updates and press briefings at key moments -- making
media waves around the world.
We ran hard-hitting ads
When France emerged as a key player in
financing the plan, we took out hard-hitting ads in French newspapers, and
hand-delivered them inside the talks. It clearly worked, resulting in a
breakthrough on funding that helped unlock the rest of the deal!
Our voices were deafening inside the talks
We delivered the voices of millions of
Avaazers on the floor of the negotiations, in a powerful speech to ministers
and delegates. And we followed it up with a beautiful video in the final
hours of the talks, to help get the deal over the line, which you can watch
below:
Winning this deal is a major step forward --
but it's only the first step. Now it will take all of us to get our
governments to keep their promises, implement the plan, and do what science
tells us is required to protect life on Earth. Whatever happens, we still
have a long journey to heal our relationship with the rest of the living
world.
But we can do it -- we must. We've taken a
big step in Montreal, and we're not giving up. For people and the planet, we
won't rest until our future is safe and secured.
With endless hope and gratitude,
Bert, Oscar, Diego, Laure, John, Lilian,
Melanie and the whole Avaaz team
Now let's have even more impact! Everything
Avaaz does is 100% powered by small donations from citizens around the
world. Next year major decisions are looming on the climate crisis,
defending democracy, protecting nature, and standing up for human rights.
Will you chip in a weekly donation to power Avaaz's crucial work in 2023 and
beyond?
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PS. This might be your first donation to our
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entirely on small donations from members like you? That's why we're fully
independent, nimble and effective. Join the over 1 million people who've
donated to make Avaaz a real force for good in the world.
Further reading on the COP15 outcome and the
road ahead:
a.. COP15: Five key takeaways from the UN
biodiversity summit (BBC)
b.. US actor James Cromwell stages dinosaur
protest at Cop15 (The Guardian)
c.. Key outcomes agreed at the UN
biodiversity conference in Montreal (Carbon Brief)
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Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2023 9:28 AM
Subject: This is historic!
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