'Paris moment:' COP15 conference in Montreal seeks hard targets on biodiversity
North America has lost about one-third of its birds in the last 50 years
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North America has lost about one-third of its birds in the last 50 years
If global biodiversity — the subject of a huge international meeting in Montreal this week — is too much of a mouthful, try thinking instead about the white-throated sparrow.
Nearly 200 countries are hoping to halt a decline in global biodiversity at this week's Convention on Biological Diversity meetings. Referring to the international deal that created the same for greenhouse gases, advocates say they're hoping for a 'Paris moment.'
Species decline are what the 196 countries are hoping to halt at this week's COP15 meetings by reaching a refreshed Convention on Biological Diversity that contains real goals and real money. Referring to the international deal that created the same for greenhouse gases, advocates say they're hoping for a 'Paris moment' in Montreal
If global biodiversity — the subject of a huge international meeting in Montreal this week — is too much of a mouthful, try thinking instead about the white-throated sparrow.