Photo exhibition on biodiversity and climate change in the European Union and Mexico opens in Mérida

A total of 20 photographs from 12 European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden) and Mexico are on display as part of an effort by the Delegation of the European Union in Mexico to raise awareness among the Mexican public about the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and the relevance of maintaining balance with the web of life of which we are a part.

The Ambassador of the European Union in Mexico, Gautier Mignot, and the Governor of Yucatan, Mauricio Vila, in the presence of the Ambassador of Finland, Paivi Pohjanheimo, and the Ambassador of Romania, Marius Lazurca, inaugurated the photo exhibition “Biodiversity and Climate Change: Footprints in the European Union and Mexico” at the Museo del Mundo Maya in Merida in the framework of the 13th Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate, Forests and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force).

The images of landscape, flora, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects illustrate Europe’s biodiversity, as well as some of the initiatives being implemented to protect it. The presentation of this photographic exhibition in Mérida is both a recognition by the European Union and a testimony of the commitment of the authorities of the State of Yucatán to the preservation of life on the planet.

The link between the fight against climate change and the protection of biodiversity is becoming increasingly obvious. Nature regulates the climate, making it a vital ally in the fight against climate change. Therefore, nature-based solutions, such as the protection and restoration of wetlands, peatlands and coastal ecosystems, or the sustainable management of marine areas, forests, grasslands and agricultural soils, are essential for emission reductions and climate adaptation. Fighting global warming is key to protecting ecosystems and the eight million species that make the planet hospitable to humans.

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The European Union has positioned itself as a leader in the fight against climate change, mobilising all foreign policy instruments and international partnerships to define a new and ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework to ensure its recovery, for the benefit of people, the climate and the economy, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the objectives of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The Global Biodiversity Framework was agreed at international level at COP15 in Kunming-Montreal in December 2022.

The photo exhibition, which has already been presented in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Puebla, will be open to the public, free of charge, at the Museo del Mundo Maya in Mérida. The exhibition was curated by Neydi Cruz, a specialist in international development and sustainability.

Raising awareness of one’s own role, raising awareness of the importance of natural balance, informing and preparing future generations, are some of the objectives of this exhibition with a total of 42 images by around 30 photographers, which can also be seen in their digital version on the following a website: https://www.climayvidauemx.org/

Source: Press release – Delegation of the European Union to Mexico