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Ghana and the African Group of Negotiators at the COP15 Meeting on-going in Montreal, Canada, are asking for dedicated and accessible funds to implement the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) to live in harmony with nature. The GBF is a ten-year framework with defined targets and pathways for the conservation…

After two weeks of intense debate at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP15, delegates from around the world agreed on Monday to adopt a landmark plan to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.

The Chinese-brokered deal is aimed at saving the lands, oceans, and species from pollution, degradation, and climate change

NAIROBI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The survival of African elephants is at stake as the iconic land mammal finds itself at the crosshairs of wrath from farmers and herders, the conservation lobby Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) said in a statement on Monday.

There is an urgent need to create a new and dedicated fund to help developing countries successfully implement a post-2020 global framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, India has said at the UN biodiversity conference in Canadas Montreal.It has also said that conservation of biodiversity must also be based on Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities CBDR as climate change also impacts nature.

There is a need to create a new and dedicated mechanism for the provision of financial resources to developing-country parties, says Bhupender Yadav

As the 196 parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity CBD finalise negotiations for a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework GBF -- a new set of goals and targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss -- there have been repeated calls for the inclusion of the CBDR principle in finance-related targets.Addressing the stocktaking plenary at CBD COP15, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the successful implementation of a post-2020 GBF will depend on the ways and means we put in ...

MALAYSIA is a signatory party of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), two important international agreements to promote sustainable development.