Biodiversity Talks in Rome End

Delegates at U.N. biodiversity talks in Rome made modest progress on measures to support nature, addressing unprecedented global biodiversity losses while facing geopolitical changes. Developing countries pushed for a new fund to mobilize $200 billion yearly by 2030, resulting in a compromise on a fund decision. The U.S. absence and cuts in biodiversity funding raised concerns, as stakeholders highlighted the urgent need for financial support to avert a biodiversity crisis and prevent devastating extinctions.

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