Activists dressed as birds and trees rally for nature at COP15 in Montreal

Digital Desk: On Saturday, hundreds of protesters dressed as birds, trees, and caribou marched through the streets of Montreal to call for a strong new environmental agreement that would safeguard nature everywhere. The COP15 meeting, which lasts for two weeks, is being held in Montreal.

With approximately 1 million plant, insect, and other animal species now in danger of extinction, the activists warned that the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting might not be able to address the urgency of the issue. They marched through the streets in subzero temperatures.

"We are involved in the conversations, we observe what is taking place, and it is obvious that it falls short of our goals and priorities. Today, it's crucial to get out and about, according to Esmeralda Wirtz of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network. He travelled from Belgium to the peak.

The goal of the two-week summit is to halt the terrifying rate at which human activity is driving species into extinction.

At the CoP15, representatives from 193 nations are debating 24 goals, including pollution reduction and safeguarding 30% of the world's land and oceans by 2030.

Avaaz coordinated the protest on Saturday. It is an international civic movement. The campaign director for Avaaz, Oscar Soria, stated, "Governments have had years to reach the agreement we need to save our planet's biodiversity from extinction."

Soria was concerned that the draught agreement, which was still being worked on, wouldn't be finished in time for a comprehensive agreement before the summit ended on December 19. The COP15 has become a standoff, according to Soria.

The Montreal Police were on foot, on bicycles, and on horses to monitor the march. In particular, the rights of Indigenous communities, who have spent years working to stop environmental destruction on their grounds, were strongly defended throughout the march through Montreal.