COP17 nations renew nature pledges as countries fall behind on targets

The Sansasyonel - International (English) · Oct 31, 2026 · 1m

Two weeks of discussions at the United Nations biodiversity conference, COP17, in Yerevan, Armenia, concluded on Saturday morning with nations committing to intensify their work toward this decade’s nature goals. These objectives include protecting 30 percent of the planet for nature, restoring almost one-third of Earth’s degraded ecosystems, and reforming $500 billion in environmentally harmful subsidies. Governments remain far off track on almost all of these targets, despite some progress. The United Kingdom is projected to meet only three of the 23 goals. Countries also agreed to step up…