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Despite funding setbacks, COP16 established an historic Indigenous-led body for biodiversity decisions amid stalled global financing commitments.

Only 8 per cent of the ocean is protected and a global pledge to safeguard 30 per cent by 2030 faces huge challenges.

Global biodiversity summit is underway in Cali, Colombia, with Latin American governments finding common ground on key issues, as finance continues to fall short.

COP16 environmentalists want to expand legal rights for rivers and fragile ecosystems to protect a fast-vanishing natural world.

By Rhick Lars Albay

By Gabrielle See

By Brian Obara

By Aruna Chandrasekhar

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Investing in nature is essential to addressing the intertwined crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution while fostering global economic resilience. By Ambroise Fayolle

Private investment in conservation is always welcome but the evidence suggests governments will need to do the heavy lifting when it comes to repairing nature. By Dr Yung En Chee and Professor Euan Ritchie

Pacific Island countries are on the frontline of climate change and are leading the way on adaptation and resilience. By Dr Bernard Njindan Iyke

Wealthy nations’ overconsumption is destroying nature, but is often not accounted for by ‘loss and damage’. By Dilys Roe

By Erik Berglöf

By Mateo Estrada

By Astra Rushton-Allan and Dr Sali Jayne Bache

By Vinod Thomas

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Climate tech podcast with Steve Melhuish

Entrepreneur Steve Melhuish tells the EB Podcast where the biggest opportunities to reduce emissions and make money are in Southeast Asia, and why finding the right economic incentives is critical for climate tech startups.

"We have a choice about the speed of sea-level rise." The Eco-Business Podcast talks to climate scientist Professor Ben Horton about how close the world is to reaching crucial climate tipping points, and what can be done to stop runaway climate change.

Eco-Business Podcast with Assaad Razzouk

Eco-Business talks to 'angry clean energy guy' Assaad Razzouk about the flaws in much-hyped climate change solutions, and how to fix them.

China, Japan and Korea have just announced exciting decarbonisation targets. On the Eco-Business podcast, Dr Frank Rijsberman, director general of the Global Green Growth Institute, talks about what these targets mean for the region's development and our climate.

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