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In the final stage of COP17 in Yerevan, a dispute has erupted over how to reflect the findings of the scientific panel IPBES in the final text. According to AFP, four countries are pushing for a weaker formulation, and negotiations on a number of issues remain unfinished by the end of the summit.
Aziz KarimovThe Forestami project, which is planting three million trees in Milan over four years, has become one of five UN ecosystem restoration flagships and the only one in Europe. At the same time, UNEP published a report: restoration is under way on 252 million hectares in 149 countries, but the pace is insufficient.
Aziz KarimovNearly 200 countries at the COP17 summit in Yerevan are trying to adjust the implementation of global commitments to protect nature by 2030. Most targets are behind schedule, with key disagreements over financing and the reform of harmful subsidies. Ministers join on Tuesday, and the summit ends on Friday.
Aziz KarimovThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has for the first time systematically assessed 127 tropical and subtropical coral reef ecosystems and classified 96% of them as 'on the verge of complete collapse'. The main threat identified is climate-related thermal stress; without factoring in future climate projections, only 24% of reefs would have held critical status.
Javlon TursunovAhead of the opening of COP17 in Yerevan, data show that 18.7% of land and 10% of the ocean are under protection — below the 30x30 target. A UN report finds that fewer than half of countries consider themselves on track to meet national targets, while the high seas are only 1.7% protected.
Otabek YusupovNearly 200 countries began two weeks of COP17 biodiversity talks in Yerevan. According to the UN, 22 of the 23 targets of the 'Paris Agreement for Nature' are not being met, including protecting 30% of land and oceans by 2030. Key topics are reforming harmful subsidies worth about $2.6 trillion a year and closing the nature financing gap.
Aziz KarimovAccording to WWF's Living Planet report, over 52 years monitored vertebrate populations have declined by an average of 73%, and by 85% in freshwater ecosystems. Scientists link nature's degradation to food security, medicine and coastal protection, but emphasize that recovery is possible.
Madina UsmonovaSpeaking at the COP17 leaders' summit in Yerevan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that the American-Israeli war against Iran is causing serious damage to the country's ecosystems and called for international mechanisms to protect biodiversity. The presidents of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan also spoke.
Otabek YusupovUN Secretary-General António Guterres on 16 October in Yerevan urged governments to completely abandon fossil fuel subsidies and redirect funds to protecting nature. According to the UN, the world is falling behind the goals of the 'Paris Agreement for Nature': only 27% of land and 12% of oceans will be under protection. A Global Witness report shows that COP31 hosts Turkey and Australia are expanding fossil fuel extraction.
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