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Colombian Environment Minister and COP16 president Susana Muhamad (C) reported 'very good progress' in UN biodiversity talks (AFP)
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UN biodiversity summit making ‘very good progress’: officials

UN COP16 talks in Colombia make "very good progress" toward reversing species loss by 2030, despite funding challenges.

FILE - In this July 30, 2019, file photo, a red-cockaded woodpecker looks to a biologist as it is released back into in a long leaf pine forest at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened

The red-cockaded woodpecker is downlisted to "threatened" as its population rebounds, marking a conservation milestone.

FILE PHOTO: Community leader Sultan Ali, 70, walks over cracks that developed after a Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding (GLOF) swept away part of the land in Hassanabad village, Hunza valley, in the Karakoram mountain range in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, October 9, 2023.    REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
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Pakistani venture Sarmayacar says Green Climate Fund pledges $15 million

Sarmayacar secures $15M from Green Climate Fund to back startups addressing climate challenges amid funding drop.

FILE PHOTO: Residents walk in a flooded area during rescue operations in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi/File Photo
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Climate change worsened rains in flood-hit African regions, scientists say

Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate change.

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter in the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo
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Central banks can’t shrug off climate change issues: ECB’s Villeroy

Top European Central Bank official says climate change issues can't be removed from central bank decision-making.

Colombia's Environment Minister Susana Muhamad and other participants attend the opening plenary of the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP16), in Yumbo, Colombia October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
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Explainer: What’s on the agenda at the COP16 nature summit in Colombia?

At COP16 in Cali, nearly 200 countries will discuss national biodiversity plans, genetic data access, and Indigenous rights to combat nature loss.

Coral bleaching -- such as that seen here around Lizard Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef -- happens when the water is too warm (AFP)
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Global coral bleaching event biggest on record: US agency

A global episode of heat-related coral bleaching has grown to the largest on record, US authorities said Friday, sparking worry for the health...

FILE - A group of visitors return to Stephen C. Foster State Park after an overnight camping trip on the Red Trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, April 6, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
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Proposed expansion of Georgia wildlife refuge could lead to buyout of titanium dioxide mining project

Federal officials propose expanding the Okefenokee Swamp refuge, potentially blocking a controversial mining project nearby.

FILE PHOTO: Najin (front) and her daughter Patu, the last two northern white rhino females, graze in their enclosure at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, Kenya March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
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COP16: From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state

As the UN's two-week COP16 biodiversity summit kicks off on Monday, here is what you need to know about nature's rapid decline.

Developing countries least responsible for climate change need trillions of dollars to cut emissions and brace for the future but nations cannot agree how to raise the money (AFP)
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Public money ‘must be at core’ of new climate pact: UN’s Stiell

Rich nations must lead climate funding at COP29 and help mobilize broader contributions, says UN's climate chief.

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