NEWS

UNITED NATIONS BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE – COP15 DECEMBER 2022

Delegates from 195 countries reached a historic agreement on Monday, December 19, 2022 in Montreal Canada. A plenary of delegates adopted a package of commitments as part of the so-called Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), Kunming-Montreal.

THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE WILL RESCHEDULE ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES IN SEPTEMBER.

Activities will be rescheduled for the last four months of the year, with the objective of prioritizing events involving hires within the artistic culture and youth sector, in order to re-activate the economy.

THE GREAT CORAL REEF IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, UNPROTECTED.

Almost 10 years ago, in a 2011 expedition, the NGO Oceana discovered the cold-water coral reef in the Cabliers Bank, in the Alboran Sea, in waters shared by Morocco, Algeria and Spain, at depths of 300-400 meters.

COSTA RICA IS ALMOST A MEMBER OECD

As one of the last steps for the country’s accession, the Board of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) agreed to formally invite Costa Rica to become the 38th member of the organization and the 4th Latin American member.