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Countries agree historic deal to protect nature
Dec 19, 2022 (AFP)
The chair of the COP15 nature summit, Chinese Environment Minister Huang Runqiu, declared the deal adopted at a plenary session in Montreal that ran into the we...
Things to know about global biodiversity agreement
Dec 19, 2022 (AFP)
Here are some of the strengths of the pact agreed at the UN meeting in Montreal called COP15, as well as where it fell short. - '30 by 30' - The cornerstone of ...
Countries poised for historic deal to protect nature
Dec 19, 2022 (AFP)
After four years of fraught negotiations, more than 190 states were called on to rally behind a Chinese-brokered accord aimed at saving the lands, oceans and sp...
Beloved 'Hollywood Cat' mountain lion euthanized in Los Angeles
Dec 18, 2022 (AFP)
The beloved big cat, often sighted around the city's Griffith Park, was euthanized Saturday, wildlife officials said. For years, he was known to prowl around th...
Hope stirs for deal to save nature at UN talks
Dec 17, 2022 (AFP)
Observers had warned the COP15 talks aimed at sealing a "peace pact for nature" risked collapse due to disagreement over how much the rich world should pay to p...
Nature at risk of 'cascading' species extinction: study
Dec 16, 2022 (AFP)
The study, in the journal Science Advances, found that chain-reaction extinctions are unavoidable and predicted Earth's ecosystems will see average biodiversity...
New funding announcements at high-stakes UN nature summit
Dec 16, 2022 (AFP)
New international funding commitments from some wealthy donor countries could help lift the mood after negotiations appeared to be in trouble, though significan...
Developing nations demand more money at crunch UN biodiversity talks
Dec 15, 2022 (AFP)
At stake is the future of the planet and whether humanity can roll back habitat destruction, pollution, and the climate crisis, which are driving the sixth mass...
Key figures in UN nature summit
Dec 15, 2022 (AFP)
Here are the figures that define the COP15 talks. - 30 by 30 - Headlining the COP15 biodiversity talks is a drive to secure 30 percent of Earth's land and ocean...
Endangered African tortoises make trek home from Monaco
Dec 14, 2022 (AFP)
Forty-six tortoises born and raised in captivity in Monaco have been brought to Senegal as a first step to returning to the wild. They are African spurred torto...
COP15's key aim: protect 30% of the planet
Dec 14, 2022 (AFP)
Some campaigners say the so-called "30x30" target is nature's equivalent of the landmark 1.5C global warming target set at climate talks under the Paris Agreeme...
Scientists return from expedition after mapping fungal networks on world's most remote island
Dec 13, 2022 (SPX)
In partnership with The Nature Conservancy Climate Adaptation Lab, SPUN is mapping the diversity of mycorrhizal fungi across Palmyra Atoll, 1,000 miles south of...
Rich nations oppose new biodiversity fund
Dec 13, 2022 (AFP)
Ottawa's position reflects the consensus among developed nations on the thorny issue, which has emerged as a key sticking point in negotiations to hammer out a ...
Still no major progress toward 'peace pact with nature' at COP15
Dec 13, 2022 (AFP)
But half way into the COP15 biodiversity talks, there has been no major progress either on increased funding for conservation in developing nations, or towards ...
Nature guardians: Why Indigenous people are vital for saving biodiversity
Dec 13, 2022 (AFP)
Hunting and butchering the animal in frigid temperatures was long seen as a rite of passage, and members of the First Nations were the first to detect their ser...
Activists warn a toothless UN nature pact will fail
Dec 11, 2022 (AFP)
Similar factors were widely blamed for the failure of the last 10-year biodiversity deal, adopted in 2010 in Aichi, Japan, which was unable to achieve nearly an...
Industry lobbies against biodiversity goals: research
Dec 08, 2022 (AFP)
Delegates in Montreal for the meeting, which started this week and runs until December 19, aim to finalise a new framework for "living in harmony with nature", ...
Civil society wants voice heard at COP15 biodiversity meeting
Dec 08, 2022 (AFP)
To coordinate and amplify their voices, over a hundred organizations recently banded together to create the "COP15 Collective" ahead of the December 7-19 confer...
UN biodiversity talks open, billed as 'last chance' for nature
Dec 07, 2022 (AFP)
Delegates from across the world gathered for the December 7-19 meeting to try to hammer out a new deal for nature: a 10-year framework aimed at saving the plane...
Biodiversity talks open as UN chief calls for 'peace pact' with nature
Dec 07, 2022 (AFP)
Delegates from across the world gathered for the December 7-19 meeting to try to hammer out a new deal for nature: a 10-year framework aimed at saving Earth's f...
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