International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)16d
Salvation through harmony: Multilateralism revived with CBD COP16
A three-day meeting on the Convention on Biological Diversity that just wrapped up in Rome will go down in history as a landmark, reviving hope on multilateral decision-making to address the greatest ...
International Institute for Environment and Development9d
Compromises, challenges and more unfinished business at COP16’s reconvened biodiversity talks
At the end of February, the 16th Conference of Parties on the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) reconvened in Rome ...
Devex21d
At COP16 take two, delegates aim to finalize funding for biodiversity
or CBD COP16, which took place in October in Cali, Colombia. The conference last October left all the important negotiations until the last minute, and a lack of consensus pushed talks two days ...
EurekAlert!26d
Key side events from UNCBD’s COP16 now available online: Discussion on the role of the science-policy interface in biodiversity
Beyond high-level negotiations, COP16 provided an invaluable platform ... in shaping effective biodiversity policies under the CBD framework. The four projects co-organized two side events at ...
Mongabay24d
UN biodiversity decision 16/2 is ‘unencumbered by economic thinking’ (analysis)
with what they will pay. Here’s a recording of a recent webinar discussing the CBD COP16 decision on DSI: Who will pay what in UNCBD Decision 16/2 to ‘operationalize’ Decision 15/9 ...
BirdLife International16d
Renewed hope for biodiversity – governments agree crucial steps to fund and monitor global goals to protect nature
After three days of long discussions, a breakthrough finally came on the last day of CBD COP16.2 with the adoption of a plan ...
webtv.un.org20d
The Cali Fund launches in the margins of the resumed session of COP16
Rome, 25 February 2025 – In a major development under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the use of Digital Sequence ...
ODI27d
COP16: what went wrong in Cali and what needs to happen in Rome?
Last November, the biodiversity negotiations hosted by Colombia ended in disarray. COP16 resumes on the 25th of February in ...
Working towards UN pact on biodiversity finance: EU
Hours ahead of resuming the three-day UN global biodiversity negotiations in Rome, the European Union (EU) on Monday said it is working towards an agreement on pending decisions at COP16 on ...
Nations agree on plan to finance nature protection
Nations at the UN's COP16 talks on biodiversity have agreed on a plan to find at least $US200 billion per year from a range of sources to protect nature.
Devex16d
Circus minimus: What happened at COP16 2.0 in Rome
Despite focused negotiations and a last-minute deal, COP16.2 in Rome left many key financial questions unresolved, pushing one of the biggest decisions on biodiversity funding to 2028. Read more in ...
Born Free Foundation12d
UN nature talks yield modest progress, wildlife continues to bear the burden
Outcomes agreed at a resumed biodiversity conference in Rome, including a resolution on finance, provided a gleam of hope – ...