Biodiversity Conservation

Young artists around Lake Sevan present their vision for 2050 at COP17

An EU-funded UNDP initiative has given teenagers from communities around Lake Sevan an international platform to express their environmental...

Armenia’s Matevosyan elected COP17 president as biodiversity summit opens

The two-week summit will assess global progress under the Kunming-Montreal framework, with countries facing pressure to turn conservation pledges...

Oman reaffirms its biodiversity commitment at COP17 leaders’ summit

Oman pledged to advance the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in line with national priorities and Oman Vision 2040, strengthening...

UN chief warns war on nature continues as biodiversity action falls short

With fewer than four years left to meet the 2030 biodiversity goals, a UN assessment highlights stalled conservation progress,...

Iran’s Pezeshkian denounces war-driven ‘ecocide’ at UN Biodiversity Summit

Speaking ahead of COP17 in Yerevan, Pezeshkian urged stronger international mechanisms to assess wartime environmental damage, fund ecosystem restoration...

UN chief warns war on nature persists as biodiversity targets fall short

A global biodiversity assessment finds that fewer than half of national conservation targets are on track, while harmful subsidies...

Speakers urge Bangladesh to amplify coastal voices at COP17 biodiversity summit

Ahead of the Yerevan summit, civil society leaders call for inclusive biodiversity governance, stronger community rights and greater support...

UNDP deputy chief Haoliang Xu to visit Armenia for COP17 summit talks

The Armenia visit will place biodiversity, development finance and energy efficiency on Xu’s agenda as COP17 leaders discuss nature’s...

COP17: Bangladesh heads to UN biodiversity summit as experts warn of finance gap

As countries review progress towards the 2030 biodiversity targets, experts highlight Bangladesh’s funding shortages, institutional gaps and the need...

Local engagement vital to Bangladesh’s biodiversity targets, says DoE chief

Bangladesh’s updated biodiversity plan expands focus on restoration, protected areas, sustainable resource management, financing and community participation to meet...

Armenia to issue silver collector coin ahead of 2026 COP17 summit

Featuring an endangered Armenian butterfly and the summit logo, the 300-piece coin highlights the country’s natural heritage as Yerevan...

European Parliament discussion urges action on biodiversity ahead of COP17

European and international representatives stressed the need to close funding gaps, strengthen accountability and integrate biodiversity into economic policies...