Nations Forge COP17 Agreement on Biodiversity Goals Amid Financial Challenges

10/31/2026

By Simon Jessop and Virginia Furness LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Governments ⁠at ⁠a UN conference that ended on ⁠Saturday have agreed to step up efforts to protect global biodiversity after talks...

10/31/2026

Nearly 200 nations have struck hard-fought agreements at a UN biodiversity summit, but the outcome was accompanied by disappointment over missed opportunities to address humanity’s destructive...

10/31/2026

Countries renewed their promises to protect wildlife at U.N. talks in Armenia, but how to cover the costs remains a question.

10/31/2026

Countries have been trying to get a global agreement to halt nature decline back on track.

10/31/2026

The United Nations had warned that progress was insufficient to meet the goals of the 2030 target including protecting 30% of Earth’s land and oceans, tackling pollution and invasive species, and...