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Several rare wildlife species whose populations had dwindled over the years, with some on the edge of extinction, have made a remarkable comeback across China.
In the lead-up to historic agreements on climate and nature being made in the next month, more than 150 civil society and indigenous organisations, and academics, from more than 50 countries, have today published an open letter calling on world leaders to put human rights at the centre of enviro ...
Journalists read brochures at the media center for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP 15, in Kunming, Yunnan province, on Saturday. The phase-one meeting of COP 15 starts on Monday and runs through
As participants convene at the first part of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Kunming, China, TRAFFIC calls for high-level commitments from governments and other parties ahead of the adoption of the post-2020 Global ...
China will donate 1.5 billion yuan (US$232.5 million) to set up a new fund to help developing countries conserve biodiversity, President Xi Jinping has pledged at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15).
11 - 15 October 2021, Kunming, China
Montreal, 7 October 2021 – Part One of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15) gets underway in Kunming, China, on 11 October 2021. Due to the pandemic situation, this first phase of the conference will be held mostly virtually, with limited onsite participation in Kunming
Governments hoping for a global agreement to halt biodiversity loss must put more effort into access to Covid-19 vaccines for developing countries, the UN’s biodiversity chief has warned.
The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity officially kicked off in Kunming City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Monday.
Hundreds of mosaicultures set to greet the upcoming 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) appeal to tourists in Kunming, capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province. (China News Service/Liu Ranyang)
Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/CE/89822 (2021-068)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points
Between the 11th and the 15th of October, Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, will host the Conference of the Parties of the United Nation Convention on Biological Diversity.
Next month, China is set to host a major UN environmental conference, after a delay of more than a year due to Covid-19. The 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15), to be held in Kunming from Oct 11-15, will not be the first UN environmental talks ...
The COP26 international climate talks in Glasgow this November couldn't come at a more crucial time. A state-of-the-science report published by the UN in August showed that the world is warming faster than scientists previously thought, and that slashing greenhouse gas emissions by at least half ...
Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/CE/89875 (2021-066)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points
Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/WY/MOC/89777 (2021-064)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points and ABS Focal Points
In the coming weeks, the world’s nations will converge under the auspices of the United Nations to address one of the most critical issues of our time — one that has existential implications for every living thing. The decisions made at that summit, and whose views dominate, could be momentous, ...
Preparations are in full swing in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming one month ahead of a high-profile global meeting on biodiversity. The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) is set to kick off in Kunming on Oct. 11.
À l’heure des défis environnementaux planétaires, tout le monde a les yeux rivés sur la COP26 sur le climat, qui se déroulera à Glasgow en novembre prochain.
China and Britain have agreed to strengthen cooperation on biodiversity and work with all parties to achieve positive outcomes at global biodiversity conferences, according to a statement published Thursday by the Chinese Embassy in Britain.
By now you've probably heard of COP26 — the shorthand name for the next major UN climate summit, rescheduled for November in Glasgow after being delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic.
Montreal, 26 August 2021 – The Government of Colombia, under the leadership of President Iván Duque Márquez, is hosting a hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP event on Monday, 30 August from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Colombia time/GMT-5) to discuss priorities and expectations for an ambitious and effective ...
Reference: SCBD/OES/DAIN/FD/89831 (2021-061)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations
Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/CE/89822 (2021-060)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points
A United Nations biodiversity summit will be held in two parts, officials said late on Wednesday, confirming another delay to a much-needed global agreement to protect the planet’s nature.
Governments should take advantage of the third postponement of a United Nations biodiversity summit tasked with striking a global deal to protect nature by boosting ambition and finance for conservation and restoration, environmentalists said Thursday.
World leaders were set to meet in person in Kunming, China for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15). The discussions were set to take place in order to ratify a “Paris-style” agreement to Earth's sixth mass extinction by improving bio ...
China and UN confirm plans to split key negotiations for potential global treaty for biodiversity into two parts, with virtual talks set for October followed by in-person meeting next year
The face-to-face portion of a critical UN biodiversity summit originally slated for last year will be delayed until April 2022, UN officials said Wednesday, citing the covid pandemic.
Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/89777 (2021-058)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations
Montreal, 18 August 2021 - Decisive in-person meetings on a highly-anticipated new UN agreement on biodiversity have been paused for a few more months by the coronavirus pandemic.
A key United Nations biodiversity summit has been delayed for a third time due to the pandemic, the Chinese environment ministry has announced, as environmentalists pledged the delay would “not mean taking our foot off the pedal”.
The United Nations (UN) biodiversity conference has been divided into two sessions, with the first being held between October 11 to 15 in China's Kunming City, an official from China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) said on Wednesday.
The face-to-face portion of a critical UN biodiversity summit originally slated for last year will be delayed until April 2022, UN officials said Wednesday, citing the Covid pandemic.
Following the first draft of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), officials announced today new dates for the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15).
For anyone still labouring under the misapprehension that the ruinous legacy of human-driven climate change is something we will bequeath to future generations, this month offered no shortage of startling reminders that the problem is immeasurably more urgent.
Young people will interview government ministers on stage as part of plans to make this autumn’s climate change summit the “most inclusive ever”, the government has announced.
The U.N.'s approaching COP26 climate talks have been in the limelight, but COP15 - the biodiversity conference planned for China in October - will be equally critical. Here's why
Conservationists, ecologist Mark Schwartz wrote nearly three decades ago, faced a looming conundrum: Many species would likely be unable to keep up with the projected pace of climate change and could face extinction as a result.
China on Thursday officially launched a website for a key United Nations summit on biodiversity conservation, commonly known as COP 15, it will host in October.
Protecting nature concerns the future of mankind. Building a beautiful home is a dream shared by all people. The COVID-19 pandemic tells us that man and nature are in one community. It is imperative that the international community uphold multilateralism, strengthen solidarity and cooperation, a ...
The ambitious initiatives China has rolled out to promote the congruity between economic growth and the environment will boost efforts to restore the planet's health amid human and climate induced threats, a senior UN Environment Program (UNEP) official told Xinhua during an interview on the eve ...
Boris Johnson must urgently take control of the UK’s presidency of vital UN climate talks, amid a shower of green policy setbacks and growing concern over the lack of a coherent all-government climate strategy, senior international figures have said.
Most people are aware that this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, is being held in November in the city of Glasgow, after it was postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
London is yet to unveil a clear strategy ahead of the UK-Africa Investment Summit scheduled for November in Glasgow, even though the new environmental technology sector is one of the main assets of British companies, particularly in Africa.
In November Boris Johnson will host the most important global meeting ever to take place on UK soil. The outcomes of this UN summit on climate change, known as Cop26, will help shape the fates of billions of people for decades to come. For the UK it is also the first big stress-test of its new r ...
A key United Nations summit to negotiate an accord for nature similar to the Paris climate agreement has been postponed for a second time, it has been announced.
Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/89500 (2021-019)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations