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The continued devastating impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic��on the health and well-being of communities and nature worldwide have left us still grabbling��with the resulting��inequity and injustice around the world.

We have also seen progress this year.��The ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Congress held in Marseille in September��this year was the first major environmental event to be held in a hybrid format, attracting some 6,000 participants. While not perfect, we convened our global community, and the Congress brought significant contributions to:

• ,��,�������Ի�����via a number of Summits��
• The adoption of 28 resolutions on��conservation, sustainable development and other crucial issues added to the 109 resolutions already adopted through an online electronic vote in October 2020.
• The establishment of a��
• The promotion of a One Health Approach
• A moratorium on��
• Contributions to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
• Greater recognition and support for the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in conservation and the protection of environmental defenders.
• The election of��,��only the second female President of ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� and the first President from the��Arab world.

Shortly after the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Congress, governments, civil society, indigenous peoples, and local communities convened in Glasgow, Scotland, for the , as a result of which��governments agreed on the following:

• Recognition of the emergency: countries reaffirmed the Paris agreement of limiting the increase the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius
• The need to accelerate action: call for governments to present more robust National Action Plans next year, rather than 2025
• ��and the move��away from fossil fuels
• Delivery of Climate Finance: Countries reaffirmed the pledge to deliver $100 billion per year for developing countries by 2023, recognizing that they had fallen short
• Adaptation: Establishment of a work programme to define a global goal on adaptation
• Completion of the��Paris rulebook
• Greater focus on��loss and damage

Additionally, we saw new deals, announcements, and greater political will around:

• ��by world leaders, by 2030
• : slashing of methane emissions by 30% by 2030
• Greater recognition and��
• Greater recognition and incorporation of��

While we have seen movement and more significant political and financial commitments at both the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Congress and at COP26 in Glasgow, the underlying questions are:��will commitments be delivered, and how? These questions are especially relevant as we look toward COP15 in China and the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, as we will see further agreements and financial commitments.

The pandemic and the climate crisis have forced us and continue to push us to re-think ourselves, our communities, and our planet. Are these commitments just more of the same,��with significant lag times��that take years and years to deliver? It is time for us to take these commitments and political will, and��reimagine conservation...��justice... leadership... funding... reimagine the world we need.

As we embark on this next quadrennium at ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��, CEESP will focus on��“”��as part of our strategy over the next four years, and as part of a larger partnership that promotes a��culture for conservation and care for the planet.��It is a movement, people-centered and built from the bottom-up. It starts by�����󲹱�����Բ����Բ���the status quo,���������ٱ�Ծ��Բ���to diverse audiences, and – together -�����𾱳��������Ծ��Բ���a new way of caring and protecting the planet and each other. We will listen, discuss, imagine and act!��

I invite and call on you to join us and to share how��you��! The world needs your ideas and experiences. Send your thoughts to me via this email.

To kick off 2022, CEESP will focus on three initial priorities around Reimagining Conservation:

• Reimagine��Justice -��building on our work around environmental defenders and rights-based approaches to conservation
• Reimagine Funding -��making funding more inclusive for Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs), youth, and women and breaking down barriers to access��to resources
• Reimagine Conservation Dialogue Platform,��in conjunction with the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� commissions, to provide Commission members, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Members, and partners the opportunity to discuss and debate how they are, and how we need to, reimagine and implement��efforts to protect the planet.

We look forward to working with you in the 2021-2025 period.��

More than forty percent of�� 2017-2020 Commission members have already renewed their membership.��If you experienced issues in renewing your membership, we��hope that you will try again. The Commission System has been ameliorated��and should make��the renewal process easier. One of the technical glitches was access to the Commission System,��mostly due to a broken link which stays in your browser history. Please copy and paste this link into your browser to renew your membership:����.��If this doesn’t work, try with another internet browser.

Another issue was ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Username and password. To recover your credentials, please add the email you used as a member here: ��. ��The System will send you your username and let you change your password.��The team that supports the Commission System will continue responding to all enquiries as fast as they can – thank you for bearing with them. The renewal period is extended to 31 January 2022.��Thank you for your patience with the teething issues in ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��’s first online system for renewals and new applications.

Finally, we��wish you all a happy and healthy new year! I look forward to our journey over the coming years.

Kristen Walker Painemilla