Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16, eyes on private investment
Wealthy nations appeared to hit a limit with how much they are willing to pay to conserve nature around the world, instead ...
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COP16 delegates reach historic agreement to include Indigenous voices in conservation decisions
Delegates on Saturday agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will ...
Global Deal on Nature Finance Thwarted in Overtime Talks at COP16
Negotiations fell apart at the 11th hour when the EU, Switzerland and other developed countries objected to the creation of a ...
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The COP16 biodiversity summit was a big flop for protecting nature
Although the COP16 summit in Colombia ended with some important agreements, countries still aren’t moving fast enough to stem ...
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COP16 Dispatch: Week 2 Students’ Reflections on COP16 and Biodiversity Policy
I had the incredible opportunity to moderate a panel “Biodiversity Beyond the Classroom: Students’ Perspectives from COP16” ...
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How the oceans fared at the COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia
The announcement came early on the morning of Oct. 31. Delegates to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity summit (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, had finally agreed on a protocol for ...
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COP16 Dispatch: Week 2 Analysis of a Truly Nature-Positive Economic Growth
Some of us, ESA delegates, attended to a Side Event hosted by the University of Cambridge and Cambridge Institute for ...
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What was achieved, and not, for Indigenous and local leaders at COP16
Despite gridlocked talks over finance and little advancement on key elements on the agenda, this year’s U.N. biodiversity ...
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Successes but also disappointments at COP16
COP16 also saw unprecedented participation from the public, including in the CBD’s first Green Zone in Cali. “One of Colombia ...
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Historic wins, important progress, yet critical unfinished business: outcomes of COP16
One of the world’s most important biodiversity events of 2024, the 16th UN Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of ...
Cop16: the world’s largest meeting to save nature has ended with no clear path ahead
Targets to restore global biodiversity were not accompanied by concrete plans for action or the financial commitments that many at Cop16 were hoping for.