Leaders prepare to discuss the destruction of the natural world as the international community negotiates a set of targets for the next decadeAll eyes on China: what to look out for at the UN biodiversity summit 1.44pm BST Good afternoon, I’m Patrick Greenfield, a biodiversity and environment reporter at the Guardian. Alongside my colleague Phoebe Weston, I’ll be live blogging proceedings from a first-of-its-kind summit at the UN in New York, where world leaders will discuss the rampant destruction of the natural world. The talks come as the international community negotiates a set of biodiversity targets for the next decade, which the UN’s biodiversity head Elizabeth Maruma Mrema has called humanity’s last chance to reset its relationship with nature. Last decade, the world failed to meet a single target set at previous talks. Related: All eyes on China: what to look out for at the UN biodiversity summit Continue reading…
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