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
Which countries might benefit from a loss and damage fund?
8/12/2022: The recent COP27 climate talks in Egypt agreed to establish a new fund for climate loss and damage, but not which countries might benefit from it. There are varying interpretations of the concept of vulnerability to extreme weather events.
Source: Climate Home News
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
Six key issues at stake for biodiversity COP15
2/12/2022: The 15th 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
COP27 was a mirage in the Sinai deserts
29/11/2022: Sunita Narain argues that the outcome of COP27 was the worst in the history of these negotiations. Decisions were either no-decisions or regressive. There is no meaningful approach to loss and damage unless it is framed in terms of liability and compensation.
Source: Down to Earth
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
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
What was decided at COP27 climate talks
20/11/2022: Developing countries got the loss and damage fund they fought for at COP27, on the proviso that the burden of paying into it does not all fall on rich governments. A transitional committee will look into what funding is needed and where the money should come from.
Source: Climate Home News