National pledges fall short as global biodiversity pact reaches midpoint
U.N. biodiversity chief points to finance and subsidies as hurdles to filling gaps between commitments and targets.
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U.N. biodiversity chief points to finance and subsidies as hurdles to filling gaps between commitments and targets.
A draft report finds both the mission and a longer-term 2050 vision of fighting 'unprecedented' biodiversity loss are at risk.
More than 150 governments approve science-policy report showing that current incentives drive biodiversity loss.
The global wildlife treaty is charged with regulating trade in 40,920 species, including 6,610 animals and 34,310 plants.
The decision on dental amalgam was counterbalanced by the greater challenge of artisanal and small-scale gold mining.
A new subsidiary of the Convention on Biological Diversity ended its inaugural session deciding how to be integrated.
In the shadow of a decades-long toxic legacy, nations have been cracking down on mercury pollution with mixed results.
A global treaty that took almost two decades to create will become law early next year, enabling conservation areas.