Kathmandu, Oct 28: Minister for Forests and Environment, Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, is set to address the 16th Conference of Parties on Biological Diversity (COP16) in Colombia on Sunday. He departed for Colombia earlier today, leading the Nepali delegation to the forest and environment ministerial meeting.

The Conference that has been underway in Cali since October 26 will run until October 31. Minister Shahi is scheduled to participate in high-level meetings, focusing on two key sessions: “Nature and Peace” and “Biodiversity and Finance”.

 He is scheduled to return home on November 2. (RSS)