Measuring biodiversityAt COP16, people from across the world will come together in the city of Cali, to agree on indicators for monitoring and measuring biodiversity loss and progress that are comparable across countries. - We need open data and timely monitoring to understand what policies work and where in bending the curve of biodiversity loss, says Juan Rocha, Centre researcher from Colombia. Crucial role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in protecting biodiversityThe presidency of COP16 has declared this to be a “people’s COP,” emphasizing the role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. - I also hope that a new permanent body for traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples and local communities' participation and contributions is agreed at COP16. Disease likely to increaseZoonotic diseases are also likely to increase rapidly in the next decades dueto biodiversity loss and climate change.