Biodiversity

Countries reach COP17 deal to speed up biodiversity action, but money still short

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 31, 2026

(From left) European Council President Antonio Costa, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Montreal, Canada, on the concluding day of the 21st EU-Canada Summit.

Nations agree on push to get nature goals on track at UN summit

Crucial texts were approved in overtime following two weeks of tense negotiations at the COP17 conference in Armenia’s capital Yerevan.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 30, 2026

Saudi Arabia, Russia, Argentina and Brazil are said to be frustrating progress at the UN biodiversity meeting in Yerevan, Armenia.

‘A clear alliance’: Nations accused of undermining science at UN nature talks

Saudi Arabia, Russia, Argentina and Brazil are said to be frustrating progress at the UN biodiversity meeting in Yerevan, Armenia.

Why is landmark UN biodiversity fund nearly empty?

The UN biodiversity conference in Armenia will run until Oct 30.

World faces nature reality check at UN biodiversity conference

Countries are currently not on track to meet 22 of the 23 goals set out in the Kunming-Montreal framework.

Exotic species appear off California thanks to an unusually strong El Nino

The unusually strong El Nino has brought in larger catches for fishing businesses.

Corals in East Asian Seas holding out as world’s coral reefs shrink due to more frequent marine heatwaves

Corals in Pulau Satumu, Singapore in 2019. Corals support about one-quarter of marine life, including thousands of fish species.

World’s soils deteriorating while solutions go unused: UN

The report found that in 52.5 per cent of regions and subregions soil management was poor or very poor.

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