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UN biodiversity summit 2020

November 2022

  • Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, UN head of biodiversity, speaks during the first part of Cop15 in Kunming, China, October 2021

    The road to Cop15
    Cop27 must pave the way for ‘a Paris moment’ for nature, says UN

    Outcome of climate summit is crucial to ensuring strong targets at Cop15 in December, warns biodiversity head

October 2022

  • CHINA-ENVIRONMENT-UN-COP15<br>Media staff members watch a live image of China's President Xi Jinping speaking at the media center of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Kunming, in China's southwestern Yunnan province on October 12, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

    The road to Cop15
    Cop15: ‘World leaders might have to invite themselves’ to summit

    In its role as president, China has sent invitations only to ministers and NGO heads, raising fears it is downplaying the crucial talks

June 2022

  • A view of the Cop15 preparations in Kunming, China

    The road to Cop15
    Montreal to host delayed Cop15 summit to halt ‘alarming’ global biodiversity loss

    Experts warn ambitious targets for nature must be agreed at UN meeting, moved from China to Canada after two-year wait

August 2021

  • Migrating cranes in a rice paddy in Jiangxi province in China. The Chinese ministry of ecology and environment has announced a third delay to the UN’s Cop15 biodiversity summit in Kunming.

    The road to Cop15
    Major UN biodiversity summit delayed for third time due to pandemic

    Cop15 negotiations to set this decade’s targets on nature to be split into two, with face-to-face meetings delayed until 2022

September 2020

  • A giant panda rests on a branch in the Bifengxia baby pandas sanctuary, Sichuan province, China.

    The age of extinction
    Jair Bolsonaro attacks 'international greed' over Amazon – as it happened

  • The planetary 'safety net'

    The age of extinction
    Planetary ‘safety net’ could halt wildlife loss and slow climate breakdown

  • Milu deer

    The age of extinction
    All eyes on China: what to look out for at the UN biodiversity summit

  • Plastic brought along by high tides litters the high water line in front of Canary Wharf in London, UK.

    The age of extinction
    World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit

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