Biodiversity talks open as UN chief calls for 'peace pact' with nature
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the opening ceremony of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) at Plenary Hall of the Palais des congrès de Montréal in Montreal, Canada on December 6, 2022. PHOTO | ANDREJ IVANOV | AFP
High-stakes biodiversity talks opened in Montreal Wednesday, amid calls for a "peace pact with nature" to save the planet's species and ecosystems from irreversible human destruction.
