UN Biodiversity Conference

• COP15: Countries must overcome ‘trust deficit,’ UN official says at biodiversity talks

  "If we don't take care of our biodiversity, there will be no us," said Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.

  Environment

  Dec 16, 2022
  
• COP15: Progress slow but some agreements made at biodiversity talks, Guilbeault says

  Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says there's been agreement on one of Canada's main goals at the international conference in Montreal.

  Environment

  Dec 9, 2022
  
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• Greenpeace demonstrators hoist banner in downtown Montreal during COP15 summit

  A large banner of artwork was hoisted at the centre of the ring at Place Ville Marie to denounce the decline of biodiversity around the world.

  Environment

  Dec 8, 2022
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• Canada’s COP15 negotiator says business groups have role to play in biodiversity

  The co-chair of one of the Montreal conference's working groups says the private sector is looking for rules and certainty on the environmental effectiveness of its investments.

  Environment

  Dec 8, 2022
• COP15: Protesters take to Montreal streets as UN biodiversity conference kicks off

  The 15th global talks to the save nature from human destruction will bring world leaders and participants to the city, for a total of about 17,000 delegates.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2022
• COP15: Real work on hard targets gets underway at UN biodiversity conference

  Observers are optimistic countries at the COP15 meeting in Montreal can agree that nearly a third of Earth's lands and waters should come under some form protection by 2030.

  Environment

  Dec 7, 2022
• ‘Nature is under threat,’ Trudeau warns to open COP15 biodiversity conference

  Over the next 14 days, international negotiators in Montreal are being asked to hammer out an agreement to begin to restore the ecosystems we have destroyed and damaged.

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2022
• COP15 nature talks in Montreal are already off course, UN biodiversity head warns

  At COP15, the goal is to negotiate a plan that will both halt further losses of ecosystems by 2030 and begin to reverse the damage that has already been done.

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2022
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• Invasive Species Council of BC taking part in UN biodiversity summit in Montreal

  'This is a huge opportunity to take part in a critical conversation, one that includes helping to set global targets for invasive species management.'

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2022
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• COP15: Biodiversity conference opens in Montreal with focus on conservation targets

  Diplomats have hammered out 22 targets for the negotiations, which include halting the spread of invasive species and reducing the use of pesticides and plastics.

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2022