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Countries reach COP17 deal to speed up biodiversity action, but money still short
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money → reach → action
Governments at a UN conference that ended on Saturday have agreed to step up efforts to protect global biodiversity after talks ran through the night, although the finance to deliver it remains elusive.
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finance → end → it
The two-week COP17 conference in Armenia's capital came against a fractious political backdrop, and as the world prepares for fresh climate talks in Turkey starting November 9.
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world → come → Turkey
The talks in Yerevan oversaw the first global review of the Global Biodiversity Framework agreed in Montreal four years ago.
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talks → oversee → Montreal
While progress had been made, delegates agreed it was not enough, with the world off track on almost all of its targets.
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world → make → targets
After intense talks, governments adopted a decision dubbed the Yerevan Pathway, agreeing faster action on areas such as reducing harmful subsidies, increasing finance for developing countries, and aligning national spending with biodiversity goals.
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governments → adopt → goals
They acknowledged that action so far had been insufficient, and set out priorities to accelerate efforts through to 2030.
"At a time when multilateralism is under pressure, COP17 has shown that international cooperation can still deliver," said Anita de Horde, executive director of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation.
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Horde → acknowledge → Foundation
"The real success of COP17 will be measured by what governments implement before COP18," she said, which delegates agreed would be held in the Ecuadorean capital, Quito, in 2028.
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delegates → measure → 2028
The framework agreed in Montreal set goals including conserving 30% of land, inland waters, marine and coastal areas by 2030, restoring 30% of degraded ecosystems, reforming harmful subsidies, and mobilising $200 billion a year to help pay to preserve biodiversity.
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framework → agree → biodiversity
Nearly 90% of parties to the biodiversity convention had set national targets, although fewer than half of those assessed were on track, the UN said.
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UN → set → track
REVIEW SENT 'STRONG SIGNAL'
Daudi Sumba, chief conservation officer at WWF International, said the review of progress had sent a "strong signal", but it needed to be backed up with finance.
Organisers said more than $1.8 billion in finance from governments, philanthropies and investors had been announced during the conference.
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billion → send → conference
On the issue of biodiversity-harming subsidies, governments agreed to accelerate efforts towards the existing target of reducing harmful incentives by at least $500 billion a year by 2030.
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governments → harm → 2030
Delegates also agreed to review existing funding arrangements, set criteria for a future permanent financing mechanism and voluntarily broaden the contributor base, although some said progress overall remained too slow.
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progress → agree → base
"We cannot just plod on to 2030 without a course correction," said Catherine Weller, global policy director at non-profit Fauna & Flora.
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Weller → plod → Fauna
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