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Nairobi, 12 August 2026 — Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity concluded nearly three weeks of negotiations in Nairobi, reaching crucial consensus on scientific, technical, and implementation issues. This paves the way for decisive intergovernmental negotiations at the UN Biodiversity Conference, including COP 17, to be held this October in Yerevan, Armenia. The meetings reviewed the first progress report of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity begin two weeks of deliberations today to consider key findings of the first global assessment of progress against the 23 targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) and to identify ways to accelerate implementation. The assessment is part of a wide-ranging agenda in Nairobi focused on scientific, technical, and implementation matters leading to recommendations for the 2026 UN Biodiversity Conferenc

A new report by United Nations University warns that the extraction of critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt—essential for electric vehicles, renewable energy, and AI—is imposing severe environmental and health costs on vulnerable communities in Africa and South America, deepening global inequality. The report stresses that the so-called “green transition” comes at a price: while wealthy nations reap technological benefits, mining communities face water pollution, scar

The 12th plenary session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently concluded in Manchester, UK. During the session, the platform adopted the policy brief of the “Business and Biodiversity Report,” which for the first time systematically assessed the dependence and impact of business on nature. During the conference, IPBES Chair Dr. David Obura gave an interview, stating that business and nature form an “interdepen

The 12th Plenary Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) concluded this week in Manchester, United Kingdom. Delegates from more than 150 member Governments, observers, Indigenous and local community representatives, as well as leading biodiversity scientists from around the world, gathered to translate scientific findings into policy and action. This was the first time the United Kingdom hosted this global interg

The twelfth plenary session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) concluded successfully this week, with Manchester, UK—a city historically at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution—hosting delegates from more than 150 member governments, observers, representatives of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, as well as leading biodiversity scientists and experts from around the world. The gathering aimed to transl