The 17th United Nations Biodiversity Conference w/ University of Auckland Professor Cate Macinnis-Ng: 20th October, 2026
The 17th United Nations conference for biodiversity has begun this week in Armenia. The meeting brings countries together to review the world’s progress towards the Kunming-Montreeal Global Biodiversity Framework which outlines targets for 2030 and 2050.
New Zealand has made some improvements since the last conference in 2024, developing its own biodiversity strategy, however a lack of funding for this plan and other recent governmental decisions has left New Zealand’s biodiversity trajectory in doubt.
To discuss the conference and the state of New Zealand’s biodiversity progress producer…
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