Azerbaijan bids to host COP17 Biodiversity Summit in 2026

Cecilia Keating
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Azerbaijan bids to host COP17 Biodiversity Summit in 2026

Government announces plan to host biodiversity conference as it courts controversy over plans to call for a 'global truce' at the upcoming COP29 Climate Summit

Azerbaijan has officially submitted a bid to host the COP17 UN Biodiversity Summit in 2026, as it gears up to host the next UN climate conference in Baku next month. Minister of Ecology and Natural...

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