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Industry representation at COP16
Alan White, Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) vice president and climate change adaptation chair, recently represented the industry at the United Nations’ sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) Convention on Biodiversity in Cali, Colombia from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1. This was the second Convention on Biodiversity CNLA has attended; the first was in Montreal in 2022 as a guest of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH). CNLA is honoured to have once again received observer status for this multi-day event. On Oct. 23, White participated in a panel discussion and shared a snapshot of work being accomplished by the CNLA and the Green Cities Foundation, including the Clean Air Calculator. Led by AIPH, the session, titled "Transformations leading to the ideal
city state for a green future," included Audrey Timm from AIPH, Bruno Marques from the International Federation of
Landscape Architects, Dr. Siobhan McQuaid from GoNaturePositive!, and Professor Harriet Bulkeley from Durham University.
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