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Nature positive and 30x30 – just soundbites or the foundations of a Cop15 deal?

As participants arrive in Montreal to negotiate this decade’s targets for protecting biodiversity, two themes are getting the lion’s share of attention

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

MPs urge Sunak to attend Cop15 biodiversity summit in Canada

Tory backbenchers are among 40 parliamentarians who asked PM to ‘stand up for nature’ at talks

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

Warning signs: inside the 2 December Guardian Weekly

China and the zero-Covid protests. Plus: humans versus nature at Cop15

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

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Canada won’t compromise values in relations with China, says foreign minister

Exclusive: as the two nations prepare to co-host Cop15, Mélanie Joly discusses Canada’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy

The Guardian - US · Nov 29, 2022

Tories will not reach ‘embarrassingly poor’ nature targets by 2030, Labour says

Opposition to unveil plan to reverse biodiversity loss rather than simply halting it, which is government’s current target

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Cop15 essential reading: seven books that explain the biodiversity crisis

Ahead of December’s conference our writers select titles that explain the issues at stake, from animal extinction to marine degradation and loss of habitat

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

‘Point of no return’: Chris Packham leads calls for Rishi Sunak to attend Cop15

Conservationist says if world leaders do not go to the summit a strong deal to halt and reverse nature loss is at risk

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

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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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022

Lula’s victory in Brazil is a relief but it won’t solve the problem of globalised greed

It’s great the new president is on the side of nature but no leader can succeed unless the Cop15 deal is right on the money

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022

Businesses call for nature impact disclosures to be mandatory by 2030

H&M, Sainsbury’s and Nestlé are among more than 300 companies urging governments to agree to the pledge at Cop15 in December

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022

US appoints special envoy to champion nature in time for Montreal summit

Monica Medina will be responsible for biodiversity and water resources, announces state department ahead of Cop15

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

Cop15 is an opportunity to save nature. We can’t afford another decade of failure

Ahead of the UN biodiversity conference, our reporter reflects on lessons of hope and change in three years reporting with the Guardian’s age of extinction team

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022

It is 100 days until Cop15 – and the omens are good for a global plan to protect nature

Despite many challenges, December’s crucial biodiversity talks in Montreal may set a new path for humans to live with nature

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022

What is Cop15 and why does it matter for all life on Earth?

Once-in-a-decade plans to protect the natural world and halt its destruction will be decided in Canada in December

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2022

Put the planet before football, UN head of Cop15 nature summit tells leaders

December clash of biodiversity talks in Montreal and World Cup in Qatar will cause ‘embarrassment’ if ministers fail to act wisely

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022

Cop15: lack of political leadership leaves crucial nature summit ‘in peril’, warn NGOs

Nairobi biodiversity talks end in stalemate, prompting open letter to world leaders calling for action before Montreal conference

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

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

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Radio France Internationale · May 22, 2022

Desertification summit ends with promises to restore a billion hectares of land

The COP15 summit in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, which was focused on desertification and its impacts, closed with commitments by 196 countries to restore one billion hectares of degraded land between now and 2030. They also agreed to enhance drought preparedness, response and resilience.

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022

‘Sleepwalking through extinction’: China urged to end delays to Cop15 summit

Covid lockdowns in host country frustrate scientists as no date in sight for key UN conservation conference after two years of delays

Radio France Internationale · May 19, 2022

COP15: 'Great Green Wall' still touted as the Sahel's desertification solution

Lack of communication, funds, and coordination are among the greatest challenges the Great Green Wall Initiative has encountered, 15 years after its launch by the African Union to combat desertification in the Sahel.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2022

What really happened at Geneva’s crucial biodiversity negotiations?

Talks ahead of the key Cop15 summit on halting mass extinction of life were slow – and much has been asked of the developing world

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