COP15: UK pledges £29m to help developing countries meet '30 by 30' nature protection goal

Cecilia Keating
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COP15: UK pledges £29m to help developing countries meet '30 by 30' nature protection goal

Environment Secretary announces funding as she arrives at Montreal Summit to negotiate terms of global deal for nature

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has today announced the UK has earmarked £34m in new funding to support developing countries in their efforts to protect and restore nature. Coffey made the announcement...

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