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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)

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)

Police stand guard in front of a hotel a day ahead of the COP16 United Nations biodiversity conference, in host city Cali, Colombia, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Police stand guard in front of a hotel a day ahead of the COP16 United Nations biodiversity conference, in host city Cali, Colombia, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Wayuu Indigenous Colombians perform during the opening ceremony of COP16, a United Nations' biodiversity conference, in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Wayuu Indigenous Colombians perform during the opening ceremony of COP16, a United Nations' biodiversity conference, in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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)

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)

An Indigenous Brazilian delegate attends 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 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)

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)

Deforestation is visible near areas of several wood pellet production companies in Pohuwato, Gorontalo province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Yegar Sahaduta Mangiri)

Deforestation is visible near areas of several wood pellet production companies in Pohuwato, Gorontalo province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Yegar Sahaduta Mangiri)

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 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)

FILE - Antelope run as they migrate through national parks and surrounding areas in South Sudan, June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

FILE - Antelope run as they migrate through national parks and surrounding areas in South Sudan, June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

FILE - A man swims along coral reefs off Verde Island, Batangas province, Philippines on Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

FILE - A man swims along coral reefs off Verde Island, Batangas province, Philippines on Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Traffic rolls through a colorful forest in the Taunus region in Usingen near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Traffic rolls through a colorful forest in the Taunus region in Usingen near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Indigenous women hold up cutouts of animals representing biodiversity, during a protest against a proposed constitutional amendment that threatens some of their land rights, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Indigenous women hold up cutouts of animals representing biodiversity, during a protest against a proposed constitutional amendment that threatens some of their land rights, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)