The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP16, ended on Nov. 2. Several days before delegations from 177 ...

The U.N. Biodiversity Summit, also known as COP16, is underway in Cali, Colombia. For more than two years, China held the position of COP15 president, leaving behind a legacy of a historic global ...

The outcome left African and Latin American nations furious and prompted some to refuse to engage on other biodiversity ...

Amid fights over conservation funding, an agreement is reached for businesses to pay for profiting from digital genetic ...

Although the COP16 summit in Colombia ended with some important agreements, countries still aren’t moving fast enough to stem ...

That still doesn't cover the billions needed to halt the collapse of ecosystems, like the Amazon rainforest or coral reefs. The world will need to devise ways for enticing private investment in nature ...

At CBD COP16, bold calls to action were underwhelmed by weak pledges and glacial decision-making and moments of inspiration ...

Wealthy nations appeared to hit a limit with how much they are willing to pay to conserve nature around the world, instead ...

There were some breakthroughs for Indigenous peoples and on genetic data, but the Cali conference did not deliver on time.

At COP16, mapping, monitoring and reporting on ecosystems was a focal point for governments and businesses. How will a new ...

Targets to restore global biodiversity were not accompanied by concrete plans for action or the financial commitments that many at Cop16 were hoping for.