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Members of Brazil’s Indigenous delegation arrive to the opening ceremony of COP16, a United Nations’ biodiversity conference, in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Colombia’s Minister of Environment Susana Muhamad gives a speech during the opening ceremony of COP16, a United Nations’ biodiversity conference, in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro arrives at the opening ceremony of COP16, a United Nations’ biodiversity conference, in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
FILE – A man swims along coral reefs off Verde Island, Batangas province, Philippines on Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
Afro-Colombian women perform during the opening ceremony of COP16, a United Nations’ biodiversity conference, in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
An Indigenous Brazilian delegate attends …