COP16 host country Colombia has put the inclusion of Indigenous and traditional communities at the center of its agenda in Cali.

Countries and companies meeting in Cali face tough questions over funding for biodiversity, indigenous rights and who pays for nature’s genetic bounty.

Thousands of miners and small-scale farmers protested Tuesday in Colombia against plans by the government, currently hosting a UN biodiversity summit, to declare protected zones in areas where they make their livelihoods.