COP15: As the clock runs down, negotiators race to reach consensus

Cecilia Keating
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The closing plenary of the high level segment of COP15 | Credit: CBD
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The closing plenary of the high level segment of COP15 | Credit: CBD

Talks on nature finance rumble on, as campaigners warn several elements of the draft pact have been watered down since Ministers arrived in Montreal

Politicians and negotiators assembled at the COP15 Biodiversity Summit have a gruelling 48 hours ahead of them, as they look to secure universal agreement on the terms of a global pact to reverse nature...

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