The seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP17) on biodiversity opened on Monday, October 19, in Yerevan, Armenia, and will continue until October 30. This event, organized under the auspices of the United Nations, brings together representatives from nearly 200 countries with the main objective of evaluating the progress made on the 23 targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted in 2022. This framework is often compared to the Paris Agreement on climate due to its ambition and its structuring role for nature protection. Nations had notably committed to protecting 30% of land and oceans by 2030, increasing biodiversity funding, and reducing harmful subsidies. However, a report published ahead of COP17 reveals that the world is far from achieving these goals. Currently, only about 20%...
Sources from the West (Popular/Generalist and Regional/Generalist) and the Dissident source (Gauche Radical) all confirm the opening of COP17 biodiversity in Yerevan and its objective of evaluating progress. The Dissident source (mediapart.fr) adds a nuance by presenting it as a "crucial step" to take stock of the objectives, which accentuates the stakes without contradicting the...
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