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 shifting their focus at the two-week U.N. biodiversity summit toward discussions of private money filling the funding gap.
UN COP16 Nature Talks Gridlocked as Conservation Funding Trickles In
The fund was established to help realize the goals laid out in the landmark 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, aimed at ending nature loss by 2030. COP16 in the Colombian mountain town of Cali is tasked with implementing that agreement.
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Countries are unlikely to reach a major new funding agreement for nature conservation during this week's United Nations COP16 biodiversity summit, with delegates talking on Wednesday about pushing their negotiations beyond the summit's end.
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India successfully intervenes at COP16 in Cali to ensure national laws are respected in a new global mechanism for sharing benefits from digital genetic information. Although the summit made progress,
Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16
That still doesn't cover the billions needed to halt the collapse of ecosystems, like the Amazon rainforest or coral reefs. The world will need to devise ways for enticing private investment in nature-friendly projects, said Marcos Neto, director of global policy at the U.N. Development Program.
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