'There will be no business on a dead planet': Calls grow for COP15 breakthrough on biodiversity as crucial talks kick off

As first part of landmark COP15 UN biodiversity summit gets underway, string of reports makes case for more drastic action to protect biodiversity

The COP15 Biodiversity Conference is now underway, and with it a flurry of last ditch reports have been released in recent days calling on leaders attending the vital talks to use all their diplomatic muscle to deliver an ambitious new accord to beef up nature protection around the world. The long-awaited summit, which has been delayed repeatedly by the pandemic, will see governments thrash out the terms of a headline treaty for biodiversity that will set a raft of new goals for nature for the next decade. The first part of the talks are taking place virtually over the coming week, with ...