New Scientist6h
What to expect at the COP16 biodiversity summit
Countries are convening in Colombia to agree on wide-ranging targets to stem biodiversity loss and make a plan to pay for it ...
COP16: What is biodiversity and how are we protecting it?
At the UN's COP15 summit on biodiversity in December 2022, countries reached an "historic" agreement to protect 30% of ...
Louisville Public Media on MSN12h
To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity summit
The United Nations effort to achieve “harmony” with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show ...
EurekAlert!1d
Biodiversity COP 16 opens in Cali, Colombia: World takes crucial step to make peace with nature
With some 23,000 pre-registered delegates representing almost every country on Earth, today's opening of the 16th Conference ...
National Catholic Reporter6h
Faith coalition at UN biodiversity summit presses countries to deliver on pledges
Among delegates attending the latest United Nations biodiversity summit, called COP16, is a coalition of faith groups who say ...
Pressure grows for countries to deliver on promised biodiversity targets at UN conference
Two years after reaching a historic biodiversity agreement, countries will gather next week to determine whether they are ...
IATP13h
COP16: The Convention on Biodiversity goes to Cali
On Oct. 21, representatives of the world’s governments will gather in Cali, Colombia for two weeks of negotiations, side ...
20% Of Earth's Unique Plant Species Reside On Islands, Facing Extinction Risk
A new study reveals over 20% of Earth's plant species are exclusive to islands, now threatened by extinction. Urgent ...
More than 20% of Earth's plant species found only on islands and time is running out to save them
A study in Nature reveals that islands, covering just 5.3% of the planet's land, harbor 21% of the world's plant biodiversity ...
Independent Catholic News1d
UN Biodiversity COP16: Columban Missionaries Message
When representatives from around the world gather in Cali, Colombia, October 21-November 1, for the UN Biodiversity COP16, ...
‘Alarming’: WWF reports ‘sends a stark warning’ to EU to use Green Deal to restore biodiversity
WWF explains how the EU can tighten its wildlife-protecting policies in a critical five-year window for action.View on ...
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The moon may be the ideal place to preserve Earth's biodiversity
The authors of the study "propose a passive lunar biorepository for long-term storage of prioritized taxa of live cryopreserved samples to safeguard Earth's biodiversity and to support future space ...