UN urges nations to spend more on species protection as new pact talks begin
The Hindu
This was said in the wake of biodiversity negotiations to reverse decades of habitat destruction caused by human encroachment and climate change
The global community must invest much more and raise the scale and speed of its pledges to protect nature and prevent species loss, a senior UN official said on October 10 on the eve of a new round of global biodiversity talks.
The first part of the twice-postponed "COP15" biodiversity negotiations begin in the south western Chinese city of Kunmingon on October 11, with the aim of generating momentum for an ambitious post-2020 agreement to reverse decades of habitat destruction caused by human encroachment and climate change.
David Cooper, deputy executive secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, told a briefing that ministers attending virtual meetings this week needed to show more ambition and give "clear political direction" to negotiators, who will thrash out a final deal in Kunming in May next year.
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