Delegates gather in Yerevan for UN biodiversity summit
Thousands of officials have arrived in Armenia's capital for COP17, where governments face pressure to act on nature commitments. Almost 200 countries are expected to attend the talks.
By Standard Topic. AI-generated from the reporting listed under Coverage. Published . Updated .
What happened
Delegates from almost 200 countries are gathering in Yerevan, Armenia, for the United Nations biodiversity summit known as COP17. The meeting is set to review slow progress toward the UN's 2030 nature targets. Funding gaps for wildlife conservation are expected to be a central concern.
Coverage
- Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now (The Guardian)
- Navigating crisis and opportunity in conservation funding (commentary) (news.mongabay.com)
- Finance and Indigenous rights top Africans’ agenda as biodiversity summit opens in Yerevan (news.mongabay.com)
- Can countries deliver on a deal to save the world’s plants and animals? (The Guardian)
- COP17: Top meteorologist highlights link between biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation (armenpress.am)
- Cop17 biodiversity summit to confront funding gap for wildlife conservation (RFI)
- Cop17 at a glance: everything you need to know about the UN’s nature summit (The Guardian)
- Nearly 90% of countries adopt biodiversity targets, but most remain off track (Rhett Ayers Butler)
- Fundraising to protect oceans, forests and other key nature sites falling short ahead of UN summit (AP)
More from Climate & Environment
- Pennsylvania Democrats eye full control by flipping state Senate
- Forecasters track new Eastern Pacific system off southern Mexico
- Scientists and policymakers team up on floating wind despite delays
- Candidates weigh climate change as US midterms near
- California releases fifth climate change assessment on warming impacts
- Nepal sets climate justice priorities for COP-31 conference
All Climate & Environment news · Climate & Environment story archive