COP16 Deal Commits Nations to Raise $200 Billion Annually for Biodiversity; But Funding A Big Lift 03/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Countries agreed to raise $200 billion a year by 2030 to help developing countries conserve biodiversity at the resumed Conference of Party (COP16) of the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in Rome last week. The deal marks a major breakthrough after negotiations over a finance package were suspended last November in the closing hours of […] Continue reading ->