The second round of the UN Biodiversity Conference, COP16, concluded in the early hours of Friday, February 28 in Rome, with an agreement to raise the funds needed to protect biodiversity.

UNESCO convened an expert meeting to identify actions to harness the World Heritage Convention in support of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The meeting confirmed the relevance of ...

In 1992, the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro to confront a crisis threatening the survival of species and ecosystems. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was born out of ...

CALI, Colombia 2 November 2024 — The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) was suspended in the morning of Nov. 2 but not before ...

A recent biodiversity meeting acknowledged the serious problem of deforestation while a new report on global environmental threats to trees offered a startling estimate. GRETHEL AGUILAR: More than ...

At the U.N.'s global biodiversity convention, nations pledge to reverse deforestation By Ayesha Rascoe, Nathan Rott Published November 3, 2024 at 7:48 AM EST ...

A recent biodiversity meeting acknowledged the serious problem of deforestation while a new report on global environmental threats to trees offered a startling estimate.

This convention follows meetings in 2022 at Montreal, Canada. At that meet, countries agreed to protect 30% of land and water by 2030, known as the ‘30-by-30 agreement’, at a time when less ...

At that press conference we heard earlier, which was at the just-concluded United Nations Convention on Biodiversity, Grethel Aguilar was asked, why should we care? (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ...

Delegates from 196 countries at the UN biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, approved on Friday a permanent body to represent Indigenous interests under the convention. Representatives from ...

The ongoing Convention on Biological Diversity in Cali, Colombia (Oct. 21 to Nov. 1), highlights the world’s increasing dedication to sustainable development.

UN biodiversity summit making 'very good progress': Officials Themed "Peace with Nature," the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity has the urgent ...