Alarm grows over ‘disturbing’ lack of progress to save nature at Cop16
Fears raised that biodiversity summit not addressing countries’ failure to meet a single target to stem destruction of natural world
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The world needs $700bn a year to restore nature. But where is the money coming from?
Representatives from nearly 200 countries at the UN’s Cop16 summit in Colombia have yet to break the deadlock over who pays and how much
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Cop16 at a glance: the big issues that will define talks at Colombia’s UN summit
Delegates from 196 countries are discussing progress in preserving biodiversity. So what are the sticking points?
September 2024
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Global spending on subsidies that harm environment rises to $2.6tn, report says
Exclusive: analysis finds $800bn increase in direct support for activities including deforestation and fossil fuel use
August 2024
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Who wins from nature’s genetic bounty? The billions at stake in a global ‘biopiracy’ battle
As multinationals and researchers harvest rare organisms around the world, anger is rising in the global southover the unpaid use of lucrative genetic codes found on their land
June 2024
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UK among rich countries not paying fair share to restore nature – report
Only two countries provide fair amount to compensate lower-income nations for biodiversity loss, with most paying less than half what they should, says ODI
April 2024
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UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chief
German’s appointment to head Convention on Biological Diversity follows global failure to meet any targets on protecting ecosystems
January 2024
I thought most of us were going to die from the climate crisis. I was wrong
In an extract from her book Not the End of the World, data scientist Hannah Ritchie explains how her work taught her that there are more reasons for hope than despair about climate change
December 2023
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Beyond Montreal: a year on has the world lived up to the promises made at nature summit?
As Colombia announces it will host the next biodiversity meeting, there is cautious optimism about the progress made since Cop15
October 2023
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Politicians, not public, drive U-turns on green agenda, says UN biodiversity chief
People are ahead of governments, says David Cooper, who blames backtracking on parties seeking ‘wedge issues’ for electoral gain
August 2023
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Developed countries urged to ‘step up’ contributions to global nature fund
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Turkey withdraws as host of Cop16, blaming February’s earthquakes
June 2023
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‘I still can’t get over the fact we did it’: what it felt like to seal historic Cop15 deal
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Beyond Montreal: six months after deal to halt biodiversity loss, where are we?
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Nature at risk of breakdown if Cop15 pledges not met, world leaders warned
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Here’s proof fishing bans leave plenty to eat, says study of Mexico marine park
March 2023
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First Cop15, now the high seas treaty: there is hope for the planet’s future
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Overconsumption by the rich must be tackled, says acting UN biodiversity chief
February 2023
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Financial sector ‘critical’ to stemming biodiversity loss, says Thérèse Coffey
UK environment secretary calls on business and finance to make meaningful investment in nature-based solutions
January 2023
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The ‘carbon pirates’ preying on Amazon’s Indigenous communities
Selling credits should fund forest protection, but unscrupulous firms are making deals where local land stewards lose out, say Indigenous leaders
