Governments at a UN conference that ended on Saturday have agreed to step up efforts to protect global biodiversity after talks ran through the night, although the finance to deliver it remains elusive.
The UN Biodiversity Summit, held in Yerevan, concluded with new commitments to protect nature by 2030, but without an agreement on additional funding. Nearly 200 countries have failed to establish who should contribute to covering the annual deficit of $700 billion needed to protect biodiversity, says Politico.