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19/12/2022: Global leaders have agreed at the UN COP15 negotiations to protect and restore a third of the Earth's natural areas. $500 billion of environmentally harmful subsidies will be eliminated or redirected to fund the deal.

Source: DW

Ministers arrive to rescue UN biodiversity talks

15/12/2022: Negotiations at COP15 around financial support for low income countries to protect global biodiversity have stalled. Government ministers will be under pressure to deliver a last minute compromise.

Source: Climate Home News

COP15 is the make-or-break moment for global biodiversity

6/12/2022: Greenpeace sets out its benchmarks for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework currently under negotiation in Montreal. Clear recognition of Indigenous Rights heads the list.

Source: Greenpeace International

Why 30×30 would be the worst possible outcome of COP15

8/12/2022: The principal goal of the current UN biodiversity negotiations is to agree to protect 30% of the world's land and marine areas. Opponents argue that lands managed by Indigenous peoples and local communities are more effective than protected areas in conserving biodiversity.

Source: African Arguments

EU law cracks down on deforestation-linked imports

7/12/2022: The European Union has finalized a law that will ban the trade of commodities associated with deforestation and forest degradation, such as beef, cocoa, soy and timber. Companies will be required to issue a due diligence statement verifying that imported goods don’t come from deforested land.

Source: Mongabay

UN calls for doubling of finance for nature-based solutions

1/12/2022: The second edition of the State of Finance for Nature finds that investments into nature-based solutions must double by 2025 to deliver goals for climate, biodiversity, and land degradation. Subsidies for nature-negative activities need to be phased out.

Source: UN Environment Programme

Six key issues at stake for biodiversity COP15

2/12/2022: The 15^th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity is expected to adopt a plan to reverse the alarming trend of global biodiversity loss. Preparatory negotiations on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework have achieved some consensus on its overall approach to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030.

Source: China Dialogue

UN biodiversity talks approach ‘Copenhagen or Paris’ moment

22/11/2022: The UN biodiversity summit in Montreal in December will seek agreement to reverse nature loss and restore ecosystems by 2030. Negotiations on finance will aim to mobilize $200 billion per year and phase out subsidies for nature-destructive practices.

Source: Climate Home News

Deforestation is pushing Amazon to ‘point of no return

9/11/2022: A new report from the World Wildlife Fund warns that threats to the Amazon have worsened in recent years. As a result, the biome is nearing its “tipping point,” meaning it could soon transition from wet rainforest to dry savanna.

Source: Mongabay

Glasgow forest pledge loses signatories in first year

7/11/2022: At COP26 in Glasgow, 145 nations representing over 90% of the world’s forests promised to strengthen their efforts to conserve forests. Under pressure of accountability, signatories are dropping out.

Source: Climate Home News

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