News Headline
COP15: Countries Call For Support Of 30x30 And Leaders Endorse Indigenous Rights But Finance Commitments Fall Short
Source
Scoop Media (New Zealand)
Publication Date
2021-10-14
At virtual kick-off of COP15, tepid pledges don’t match urgent need for global action on nature protection. At the much-anticipated virtual opening of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Chinese President Xi, heads of state and ministers from around the world came together to stress the critical importance of conservation and the protection of Indigenous Peoples and local communities who safeguard nature.