PARIS, Sept 17 — Global warming. Disappearing plant and animal species. Fertile land turning to desert. Plastic in the oceans, on land, and the air we breathe. These...
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These urgent environmental challenges will be in the spotlight over the next few months as the United Nations hosts four major sessions to address key threats to the planet.First up is a “Conference of the Parties” — a COP — dedicated to biodiversity being held in Cali, Colombia, from October 21 to November 1.
In Cali, countries will put forward national strategies to meet this global objective, and observers hope Colombia as host will provide a model for others to follow. There isn’t an agreed figure yet, or even consensus on where the money should come from, who should receive it, and what form it could take.
It also remains to be seen how many world leaders travel to Baku, the capital on the Caspian Sea, with some expected to focus their energy on COP30 in Brazil next year.The least high profile of the three COPs, this session in Saudi Arabia addressing the loss of fertile land to desert is nonetheless critical.
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