COP17 Yerevan

Biodiversity, Devin Murphy: “We need co-ordinated investment to restore species”

Biodiversity, Devin Murphy: “We need co-ordinated investment to restore species”

The first global review presented and approved in Yerevan shows little measurable progress in the fight against biodiversity loss. According to UNEP report State of Finance for Nature 2026, pri...

COP17: the overlooked biodiversity negotiations reach consensus to work on finance and implementation

COP17: the overlooked biodiversity negotiations reach consensus to work on finance and implementation

Yerevan - COP17, the Conference of the Parties responsible for implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework, the global roadmap for protecting nature and the ecosystem services on which the human ...

Biodiversity: Europe spends far too little and continues to fund harmful subsidies

Biodiversity: Europe spends far too little and continues to fund harmful subsidies

With just four years left to the2030 deadline, global biodiversity negotiations are seeking to move beyond promises and addressing implementation and international finance. From 19 to 30 October, th...

COP17, Marco Lambertini: “For businesses, the state of nature is the ultimate indicator”

COP17, Marco Lambertini: “For businesses, the state of nature is the ultimate indicator”

Yerevan - Finance for biodiversity is at the heart of COP17, both in the political negotiations and in the growing role of private finance. The latter was discussed primarily at side events hosted i...

Nature loss could put 140M jobs at risk across the EU, UK and Switzerland

Nature loss could put 140M jobs at risk across the EU, UK and Switzerland

Yerevan - Perhaps the Kunming-Montreal Global Agreement on Biodiversity should have been called the ‘Agreement on Food Security and Nature’s Services to the Economy’. Brutal and Ca...

COP17 seeks consensus on nature finance and tackling environmentally harmful subsidies

COP17 seeks consensus on nature finance and tackling environmentally harmful subsidies

Yerevan - With the high-level segment of the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP17) now underway, attention is turning to a key issue: financing for nature, including the mobilisation of ...

COP17, the value of forests: an interview with Steve Edwards (FSC)

COP17, the value of forests: an interview with Steve Edwards (FSC)

More than 7 trillion dollars a year flow into activities that damage nature, compared with roughly 220 billion for nature-based solutions: a ratio of more than 30 to one, according to UNEP's State o...

COP17: the key challenge after the first week is to turn words into action

COP17: the key challenge after the first week is to turn words into action

Yerevan - Monday, 26 October marked the start of the second week of COP17, the UN negotiations on biodiversity. The Meridian Expo in Yerevan, Armenia, is ready to welcome ministers from member count...

Biodiversity, Guterres: “The war on nature is far from over”

Biodiversity, Guterres: “The war on nature is far from over”

Fewer than half of national biodiversity targets are on track. This is the most significant finding in the report State of Biodiversity Action, presented on 15 October in Yerevan by United Nati...