World Sep 19 Nations ratify world’s first treaty to protect marine biodiversity in international waters By Annika Hammerschlag, Associated Press
Science Feb 28 UN biodiversity talks end with nations backing $200 billion per year plan to protect nature COP16’s successful conclusion is the first United Nations meeting in many months that ended on a positive note, as various meetings all through last year related to dealing with the global plastic pollution, climate change and the earlier biodiversity meeting… By Steven Grattan, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press
World Feb 25 Talks to protect Earth’s biodiversity resume in Rome with money topping the agenda An annual United Nations conference on biodiversity that ran out of time last year will resume its work Tuesday in Rome with money at the top of the agenda. By Steven Grattan, Associated Press
World Nov 02 COP16 delegates reach historic agreement to include Indigenous voices in conservation decisions Delegates on Saturday agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future decisions on nature conservation, an important development that builds on a growing movement to recognize the role… By Steven Grattan, Associated Press
World Oct 21 As UN conference nears, countries have made little progress toward biodiversity goals As of this week, around 46 percent of countries have submitted targets and less than 15 precent submitted plans for reaching them. By Michael Casey, Christina Larson, Associated Press
Jul 11 EU faces cliffhanger vote on major bill protecting nature and fighting climate change By Raf Cassert, Associated Press Protesters and legislators are converging on the European Union parliament as the bloc prepares a cliffhanger vote on protecting its threatened nature and shielding it from disruptive environmental change. Continue reading
May 10 This global challenge invites people to document the wild side of their cities By Bella Isaacs-Thomas The City Nature Challenge offers people "the opportunity to really slow down and harness that curiosity, and see what's under the log."… Continue reading
Dec 20 UN biodiversity pact is historic, but past deals have fallen short By Michael Casey, Christina Larson, Associated Press A day after a historic biodiversity agreement was reached, countries now face pressure to deliver on the promises. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 6:54 How effective will UN biodiversity agreement be in saving species at risk? By William Brangham A historic agreement was reached Monday at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Canada that aims to increase protections for the world’s lands and oceans. It comes as the planet continues to experience a staggering decline in biodiversity driven in… Continue watching
Dec 19 United Nations conference reaches historic biodiversity agreement By Michael Casey, Associated Press Negotiators reached a historic deal at a U.N. biodiversity conference early Monday that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world's lands and oceans and provide critical financing to save biodiversity in the developing world. Continue reading