Articles on COP15

Essential reading on COP15 developments – Challenges, fossil fuel lobbying, nature financing, disagreements, activism, subsidies, and nature pledges

• About 80% of countries fail to submit plans to preserve nature ahead of global summit - Guardian 15.10.24 435367
• We must restore nature to avoid global catastrophe, warns biodiversity summit president - Guardian 22.08.24 429318
• Q&A: What progress has been made on protecting nature a year on from COP15? - Climate Diplomacy 05.04.24 435478
• 'Collapse of Political Ambition': EU Shelves Nature Restoration Law - CD 26.03.24 405597
• Big promises to Indigenous groups from new global nature fund — but will it deliver? - Mongabay 29.08.23 370098
• Developed countries urged to ‘step up’ contributions to global nature fund - Guardian 29.08.23 369862
• New global biodiversity fund to restore nature worldwide by 2030 officially launches - Mongabay 25.08.23 370100
• Turkey withdraws as host of Cop16, blaming February’s earthquakes - Guardian 03.08.23 363928
• Targeting 3% of protected areas could accelerate progress on 30×30 goals, says Global Conservation’s Jeff Morgan - Mongabay 16.05.23 347021
• Indigenous people are Earth’s greatest champions. Listen to us – and watch biodiversity thrive - Guardian 17.02.23 332047
• Nearly 200 Countries Approve a Biodiversity Accord Enshrining Human Rights and the ‘Rights of Nature’ - Inside Climate News 02.01.23 323844
• How companies can deliver on the global deal for nature sealed at COP15 - Business Green 27.12.22 322984
• COP15 biodiversity summit: Paving the road to extinction with good intentions - The Hill 24.12.22 322985
• Can We Stop the Sixth Extinction? - DN! 22.12.22 322062
• COP15 was a success — here’s what needs to happen next - Al Jazeera 23.12.22 322051
• COP15: What is the UN's 30 by 30 biodiversity target and can we hit it? - Science Focus 23.12.22 322986
• COP15: Potential positive outcomes for the protection of nature - Lexology 22.12.22 322987
• The promise of COP15 - Canadian Geographic 22.12.22 322988
• The world’s biodiversity crisis is just as acute as the climate crisis - LFF 22.12.22 322239
• United Nations COP15 Biodiversity Conference sees global protection for nature take a big step forward - The Scotsman 22.12.22 322989
• Global Biodiversity Framework Protects 30% of Planet by 2030 - Environment News Service 21.12.22 320940
• Ohisalo: Cop15 result more than many dared to expect - Nord News 21.12.22 320939
• People Power: COP15 highlights - Greenpeace 21.12.22 322990
• Are Indigenous protected areas the key to COP15’s ’30 by 30′ goal? - Arctic Today 20.12.22 320943
• Cop15 in Montreal: did the summit deliver for the natural world? - The Guardian 20.12.22 322849
• Cop15 summit: DRC drops objections to seal deal on historic action on biodiversity - Guardian 20.12.22 321616
• COP15: Key outcomes agreed at the UN biodiversity conference in Montreal - Carbon Brief 20.12.22 320938
• COP15 agrees to halve pesticide risk as EU drags its heels - Euractiv 20.12.22 320941
• ‘Embrace history’: UN environment chief calls for immediate action on Cop15 deal - The Guardian 20.12.22 322851
• Five options for restoring global biodiversity after the UN agreement - Conversation 20.12.22 322139
• UN's landmark nature protections a "Paris moment" for biodiversity - New Atlas 20.12.22 320942
• What’s this unfamiliar feeling I have after the Cop15 meeting? It might just be hope - The Guardian 20.12.22 322848
• A 'Weak' Global Biodiversity Pact Approved at COP15 Despite Objections of African Nations - CD 19.12.22 321595
• COP15 ends with landmark biodiversity agreement - UNEP 20.12.22 320944
• Rainforest-rich nations ensure COP15 deal on nature sticks - Reuters 20.12.22 320953
• COP15: historic global deal for nature and people - European Commission 20.12.22 320945
• COP15: Five key takeaways from the UN biodiversity summit - BBC 20.12.22 320946
• Cop15 summit: DRC drops objections to seal deal on historic action on biodiversity - Guardian 20.12.22 320591
• COP15: Nations Adopt Four Goals, 23 Targets for2030 in Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement - CBD 19.12.22 321209
• UN conference concludes with ‘historic’ deal to protect a third of the world’s biodiversity - UN News 19.12.22 321163
• The world has a new plan to save nature. Here’s how it works — and how it could fail. - VOX 19.12.22 320950
• Historic biodiversity agreement reached at Montreal COP15 - Le Monde 19.12.22 320951
• Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 - Guardian 19.12.22 320595
• UN conference concludes with ‘historic’ deal to protect a third of the world’s biodiversity - UN News 19.12.22 326551
• Cop15: key points of the nature deal at a glance - Guardian 19.12.22 320596
• ‘Crucial’ Cop15 deal includes target to protect 30% of nature on Earth by 2030 - Guardian 19.12.22 320597
• A 'Weak' Global Biodiversity Pact Approved at COP15 Despite Objections of African Nations - CD 19.12.22 320497
• Biodiversity Summit Agrees to Protect One-Third of Planet by 2030 - CD 19.12.22 320493
• COP15: Nations Reach Landmark Deal to Protect Earth’s Biodiversity - DN! 19.12.22 320379
• Historic biodiversity agreement reached at UN conference - AP News 19.12.22 320475
• UN conference reaches historic biodiversity deal - DW 19.12.22 320474
• New deal to protect nature agreed at COP15 - UK Gov. 19.12.22 320375
• Historic Results for Biodiversity in COP15 - The Greens 19.12.22 320376
• Nature CoP15 gavelled to a 3AM happy close with anxieties - Bird Life Int. 19.12.22 320377
• COP15: Biodiversity conference 'fails' to protect Indigenous people's rights - Amnesty UK 19.12.22 320378
• COP15: Historic ‘30 by 30’ deal agreed at United Nations biodiversity summit, but lack of detail means it’s an ‘empty number’ - The Scotsman 19.12.22 320381
• COP15: “We did it” — Kunming-Montreal biodiversity agreement signed - CULT MTL 19.12.22 320382
• EU Commission chief hails ‘historic’ COP15 biodiversity accord - Euractiv 19.12.22 320384
• Nations agree landmark deal for biodiversity at COP15: What does it mean for nature? - Euronews 19.12.22 320385
• Biodiversity: COP15 biodiversity deal a ‘missed opportunity’ to protect Indigenous peoples’ rights - Amnesty 19.12.22 320386
• COP15 recognises Indigenous Peoples’ work, but won’t disarm the threat of mass extinction - Greenpeace 19.12.22 320393
• COP15 negotiations agree new global biodiversity framework - IIED 19.12.22 320392
• Greens Urge UK To Step Up Action on Biodiversity Loss After COP15 Deal Announced - Green Party 19.12.22 320391
• COP15: biodiversity can’t follow the same route as carbon - IFLR 19.12.22 320390
• COP15: 'historic' biodiversity deal has loopholes - The Ecologist 19.12.22 320389
• Cop15: Deal secured to halt destruction of Earth’s ecosystems - The Irish Times 19.12.22 320388
• COP15 Reaction: 'The message to the private sector is clear' - Business Green 19.12.22 320387
• UN biodiversity deal adopted at COP15 at watershed moment - Global Times 19.12.22 320383
• COP15: What does this mean for business in 2023 and beyond? - Edie 19.12.22 320325
• A Milestone for Nature: From Kunming to Montreal - UN environment programme 19.12.22 326552
• COP15 summit: Historic deal inked to protect global biodiversity - Financial Express 19.12.22 320326
• As biodiversity degrades, nature’s solutions are lost for ever - UN News 18.12.22 322112
• At UN summit in Montreal, envoys hopeful major deal to save nature is within reach - Times of Israel 18.12.22 320955
• Cop15 brokers talk up hopes for nature deal as conference enters final stretch - Guardian 18.12.22 322350
• WWF reaction to new COP15 text - WWF 18.12.22 320395
• At COP15, Indigenous territories can save life on Earth — if there is political will - National Observer 18.12.22 320396
• COP15 Montreal: 3 days of ministerial talks on Post-2020 GBF end with limited success - Down to Earth 18.12.22 320397
• COP15: China presents biodiversity framework for approval - Global News 18.12.22 320398
• The US touts support for biodiversity – but at Cop15, it remains on the sidelines - Guardian 17.12.22 322313
• Why the Cop15 biodiversity discussions matter for us all - Independent 17.12.22 320399
• COP15 Isn’t Moving Fast Enough for Canada’s Activist Minister - BNN Bloomberg 17.12.22 320400
• Samoa Highlights Biodiversity Conservation Action At COP15 - SPREP 17.12.22 320402
• NGO wants COP15 participants to remember ocean biodiversity - CGTN 17.12.22 320403
• Business using COP15 to show seriousness about saving nature but environmentalists not so sure - Calgary Herald 17.12.22 320380
• Why biodiversity is good for our health - UN News 17.12.22 322113
• What does living in harmony with nature look like? - Conversation 16.12.22 320812
• COP15 | Over 3 million sign petition for protection of 50% of world's biodiversity - The Hindu 16.12.22 320952
• Watered down: why negotiators at Cop15 are barely mentioning the ocean - Guardian 16.12.22 320898
• UN biodiversity conference: what does living in harmony with nature look like? - Conversation 16.12.22 320478
• Canada works to rescue COP15 biodiversity conference on two fronts - The Globe and Mail 16.12.22 320401
• COP15 Montreal: ‘Coalition for Nature’ formed by Small Island Developing States - Down to Earth 16.12.22 320408
• Archbishop at COP15 emphasizes Indigenous rights at 'critical juncture' for nature - Earth Beat 16.12.22 320404
• UK Government announces funding to deliver on ‘30by30’ target at COP15 - Climate Action 16.12.22 320405
• Government distracts from Green Taxonomy delays with funding announcement at COP15 - Business Green 16.12.22 320407
• COP15: Environment ministers try to salvage talks after walkout over financing - Global News 15.12.22 320954
• Cop15: Lula calls on rich nations to give more to protect Earth’s ecosystems - Guardian 15.12.22 320897
• Developing nations halt COP15 talks after biodiversity fund demand - Eco-Business 15.12.22 320485
• After developing country walkout, ministers arrive to rescue nature talks - Climate Change News 15.12.22 320481
• COP15 nature summit snag on money matters, 30% conservation goal - Reuters 15.12.22 320484
• COP15: Negotiations hang in the balance, with nations clashing on nature finance - Edie 15.12.22 320410