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Human Rights and Biodiversity Working Group says there are gaps in the GBF related to human-rights relevant indicators  

Members of various non-profits call out negotiators on greenwashing and slow pace of negotiations even after two years’ delay

An event Dec. 8, titled Faith Voices Raising Ambition for a Strong Global Biodiversity Framework, marked the first time that faith-based organizations held an official side event at a U.N. biodiversity conference. Faith groups hope to raise their moral voices and contribute to implementation strategies at COP15 in Montreal.

Governments are meeting at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Montreal, Canada, from Dec 7-19 to agree on new global goals and a 2030 action plan for nature. COP 15 must set the world on a new course to address alarming biodiversity loss, which is also vital to combating the climate emergency, achieving food and water security, reducing our vulnerability to future pandemics, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

As many as 44 per cent of all abalone shellfish species threatened with extinction; dugongs and pillar coral added to the IUCN Red List

Delegates to the United Nations (UN) Biodiversity Conference (COP15) currently underway in Montreal, Canada, should ensure that they come up with an ambitious roadmap and action plan to reverse the rapid loss of nature, the World Wide Fund (WWF) in Zambia said on Saturday. "As WWF, we have very high…

Twenty million jobs could be created by further harnessing the power of nature to address major challenges facing society, such as climate change, disaster risk, and food and water insecurity.

China's achievements and practices on biodiversity conservation are being shared with members and participants of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) through the launch of the China Pavilion in Montreal. 

Primary Forest Alliance calls for policy changes in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

A report at COP15 Montreal on protected areas lacks qualitative aspects of indigenous land