'They have to be met': UN Biodiversity Chief Astrid Schomaker on the global nature goals

Cecilia Keating
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Executive Secretary of the CBD sits down with BusinessGreen ahead of the crucial COP16 Biodiversity Summit

Later this month, governments from around the world will convene in the Colombian city of Cali for the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity Diversity (CBD), also known as...

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