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Rare win for Indigenous peoples at COP16 but biodiversity financing remains elusive
Despite funding setbacks, COP16 established an historic Indigenous-led body for biodiversity decisions amid stalled global financing commitments.
The initiative is philanthropy-led and will extend beyond traditional Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to cover conservation of more existing ocean ecosystems. Less than 3 per cent of the region's national waters are under formal protection but a deadline to meet a global conservation target looms.
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Legal rights for nature boost biodiversity conservation
COP16 environmentalists want to expand legal rights for rivers and fragile ecosystems to protect a fast-vanishing natural world.
Secluded areas are being prepared for tourism growth despite environmental protections, prompting fears of unsustainable development.
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