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.
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 biodiversity loss
UN COP16 nature talks unlikely to reach deal on conservation funding
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.
Consensus eludes COP16 on creating new biodiversity fund
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,
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COP16 biodiversity meeting recap: Progress made, but finance lags
The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP16, ended on Nov. 2. Several days before delegations from 177 ...
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.
New Ecosystems Atlas Launched At COP16 To Power Global Nature Goals
At COP16, mapping, monitoring and reporting on ecosystems was a focal point for governments and businesses. How will a new ...
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COP16 fizzles out as rich countries block global nature fund
The outcome left African and Latin American nations furious and prompted some to refuse to engage on other biodiversity ...
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"Era of human extinction": Hope and frustration at COP16 nature crisis summit
At CBD COP16, bold calls to action were underwhelmed by weak pledges and glacial decision-making and moments of inspiration ...
COP16: Colombia, which advocates for 'peace with nature,' is the deadliest country for environmentalists
Activists from indigenous and farming communities who live in regions marked by the presence of armed groups, extractive ...
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COP16 Biodiversity Talks Conclude Without Agreement on New Fund for Nature Protection
She stated that nature is at risk without strong financial agreements ... While some progress was made at COP16, ...
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 ...
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‘We are walking a long path’: Some progress at COP16, but so far to go
The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP16, ended on Nov. 2. Several days before delegations from 177 ...