Recent Activities

On November 7th, ICCF-UK hosted a dinner reception in Glasgow to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Glasgow, a pledge of support by policymakers around the world for nature-based solutions.

The high-profile event followed numerous briefing events hosted by the ICCF Group to promote awareness and implementation of nature-based solutions amongst legislators in the months leading up to the 2021 COP26. One such event was a roundtable on marine and coastal nature-based solutions earlier the same day. The roundtable, chaired by Hon. Ms. Theo Clarke MP(UK), highlighting case studies of marine and coastal nature-based solutions from around the world, provided an opportunity for participants to discuss the relative successes of nature-based solutions in their own countries, and was an important precursor to the evening reception and signing of the Glasgow Declaration.

Attendees at the signing reception included policymakers from the Eastern Caribbean, Malawi, the UK, Brazil, Kenya, Mexico, France, Zimbabwe, Gabon, and Angola, along with representation from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Key remarks were delivered by ICCF-UK Chief Executive Satyen Sinha, followed by speeches from Hon. Barry Gardiner MP (UK), Minister Nancy Tembo (Malawi), Minister Lee White (Gabon), Dr Didacus Jules (Eastern Caribbean) and Vice Minister Paula Coelho (Angola).

Delegates were then invited to sign the Declaration of Glasgow, pledging to support nature-based solutions in their respective regions and parliaments.

Signatories included delegations from France, the UK, Malawi, the Eastern Caribbean, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mexico, and Brazil. Delegates from Botswana, Tanzania, and Mozambique signed the Declaration digitally. The Declaration of Glasgow represents the awareness and political will raised by the ICCF Group amongst the global network of conservation caucuses to promote sound natural resource management and nature-based solutions as a key tool to combat the loss of biodiversity.