Tug of war over money at COP16 slows down the race to protect nature
But slow progress has been made towards rights for indigenous people and local communities
31 October 2024 - 21:19
The world’s biggest biodiversity conference COP16 in Colombia officially ends on Friday. But tensions over biodiversity finance — which almost torpedoed the landmark COP15 deal to protect nature in 2022 — were running high on Thursday night and it looked likely the negotiations would extend into the weekend...
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