Cop15
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SA’s progress towards international biodiversity targets provide a glimmer of hope
Creecy’s department presents roadmap on how to achieve 23 green targets set by the global ‘Paris Agreement for nature’ framework
SA will push for conservation funds at UN biodiversity summit – Creecy
As a mega-biodiverse country, South Africa has ‘special role’ to play in the negotiations
The biodiversity crisis is no less important than the climate crisis
Leaders meeting in Montreal for COP15 must deliberate in a spirit of co-operation for the sake of the planet’s future
Living Planet Index: Wildlife populations have declined by 69% since 1970
The index warns that if the world breaches the 1.5°C global warming threshold, the climate crises will be the prevalent reason for biodiversity loss
Rethink needed on subsidies harmful to nature
The COP15 biodiversity summit in China will assess subsidies that promote unsustainable levels of production such as in the fossil fuel, fishing and agriculture sectors
South Africa calls for global biodiversity fund
The proposal was made during the Cop15 biodiversity conference in China last week when the conference adopted a post-2020 framework to save nature
Human rights must be at the heart of global biodiversity framework
The UN special rapporteur on human rights and environment says conservation doesn’t mean ‘pristine wilderness’, free from human inhabitants
New decade, new empty promises for nature
Draft text released for a post 2020 framework to guide biodiversity recovery as we enter the UN Decade of Restoration