Negotiations stall over some crucial issues on final day of UN biodiversity summit in Colombia
At the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia, negotiators struggle to find common ground on key issues, such as how to finance protections for 30% of the Earth's wild species by 2023 and how to make payments for nature’s genetic data
By STEVEN GRATTAN
Published - Nov 01, 2024, 07:53 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:44 PM EST
CALI, Colombia (AP) — At the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia, negotiators have struggled to find common ground on key issues.
These include how to finance protections for 30% of the world's plants and animals by 2030, how to establish a permanent body for Indigenous peoples and how to make payments for nature’s genetic data that's used to create commercial products.
The two-week conference, known as COP16, was due to wrap up Friday, although observers say negotiations could go into the weekend.
In 2022, the biodiversity summit in Montreal, COP15, established a framework for countries to go about saving plummeting global ecosystems. This year’s follow-up summit was to put plans into motion.
