‘It absolutely took off’: five UK biodiversity success stories | Biodiversity

IIt's easy to feel hopeless about the biodiversity crisis, but there are many reasons to be optimistic in the midst of despair and gloom. First, this year's study highlighted that conservation efforts are working. Thanks to the hard work of dedicated organizations, scientists, committed private sector partners and thousands of dedicated local people, the UK […]
Colombian guerrillas withdraw threat to disrupt UN biodiversity summit | Colombia

Anti-government rebel groups have backed off threats to disrupt the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia later this year. The guerrilla group, the Equatorial Guinea Central Chiefs of Staff (EMC), which rejected the 2016 peace deal, said on Wednesday it was ordering its fighters not to target the COP16 negotiations, due to start in Cali […]