Why COP16 nature finance negotiations flopped

Cecilia Keating
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COP 16 President Susana Muhamad gavels in a decision at COP16 | Credit: IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis
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COP 16 President Susana Muhamad gavels in a decision at COP16 | Credit: IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis

BusinessGreen looks at why the Cali Biodiversity Summit failed to deliver the outcome that many observers had hoped for - and what it means for COP29 later this month

The COP16 Biodiversity Summit concluded on Saturday morning, after marathon round the clock talks came to an anticlimactic close in Cali, Colombia. The talks were the first meeting of the 196 countries...

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