COP17 adopts 14 decisions as biodiversity finance disputes remain unresolved

Negotiators make progress on biosafety, gender equality and invasive species, but funding shortages, Indigenous rights and weak progress towards 2030 nature targets continue to challenge the UN biodiversity summit in Armenia. Governments at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP17) in Armenia have adopted 14 decisions during the first five days of negotiations, marking early progress […]