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Developing countries have called for more money for biodiversity funding (AFP)
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Last-ditch effort to solve funding deadlock at COP16

COP16 in Colombia faces deadlock on biodiversity funding as negotiators propose continued talks to close the finance gap by 2026.

Firefighters walk during the clean up operation after flooding in Massanassa on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
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What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain

Spanish authorities have recovered 205 bodies — 202 of them in the country's eastern Valencia region.

People remove floodwater from a building, after heavy rains in Alfafar, in Valencia, Spain, November 1, 2024. REUTERS/Susana Vera
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Early action can mitigate flood destruction, UN climate agency says

Effective flood warnings could prevent destruction like that in Spain’s Valencia region this week, says the WMO.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a press conference at the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP16), in Yumbo, Colombia October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
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UN COP16 nature talks unlikely to reach deal on conservation funding

New nature conservation fund unlikely at COP16 as countries consider extending talks amid financing impasse.

FILE PHOTO: Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks at the opening of the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit in Cali, Colombia October 20, 2024. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
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Countries launch nature coalition at UN COP16 talks, warn of human extinction

Colombia launched a coalition at COP16 with 20 nations to promote "peace with nature," addressing urgent biodiversity loss.

A report issued by nature watchdogs said only 17.6 percent of land and inland waters, and 8.4 percent of the ocean and coastal areas, are within protected and conserved areas (AFP)
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Big guns descend on Cali for final push in UN biodiversity talks

Heads of state, ministers and UN Secretary General Guterres arrive in Cali Tuesday hoping to add impetus to talks on ways to save...

Colombia Environment Minister and  COP16 president Susana Mohamad says more money is needed for a biodiversity fund (AFP)
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COP16 chair hails biodiversity attaining ‘equal footing’ with climate crisis

The world's biggest nature protection conference, under way in Cali, has placed biodiversity loss "on an equal footing" with the climate emergency.

Snails and algae as seen in an artificial tide pool, part of artificial reefs designed to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy on one of the eight, eco-friendly Living Breakwaters at the southernmost tip of New York City, off the coast of Staten Island, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
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These artificial reefs off a New York City beach help sea creatures. They might also save lives

After Superstorm Sandy, Staten Island's new "Living Breakwaters" project aims to protect against future storms while reviving marine life.

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Inclusive approach to climate-change adaptation is needed in Canada

Inclusive climate-change adaptation needs clear policies, diverse knowledge, and systemic change for equitable climate resilience.

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