Rainforest-rich nations ensure COP15 pact on nature sticks
Delegates during the plenary session of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 19, 2022. The summit approved a landmark global deal to protect nature and direct billions of dollars toward conservation. PHOTO | ANDREJ IVANOV | AFP
A United Nations summit approved on Monday a landmark global deal to protect nature and direct billions of dollars toward conservation but objections from key African nations, home to large tracts of tropical rainforest, held up its final passage.
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, reflecting the joint leadership of China and Canada, is culmination of four years of work toward creating an agreement to guide global conservation efforts through 2030.
