New Delhi, Dec 6 As delegates of 196 nations gather over the next two weeks for the UN biodiversity summit, referred to as COP15, beginning in Montreal, Canada, to agree, amongst other things, on a new biodiversity framework a crucial moment as the world needs set of goals and targets that will guide action on nature through 2030 with over a million species of animals and plants face extinction because of human activity.
The summit, due to take place in 2020 but has been delayed multiple times owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, is critical to focus on ambition, measurable targets, adequate resources and action by governments, businesses and consumers.
While pre-negotiations are already underway, the summit itself will officially open on Wednesday.
What's at stake at COP15?
To be chaired by China, the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
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