Road to COP16: Two subsidiary bodies of Convention on Biological Diversity begin talks in Nairobi

The outcome of the discussions will be presented at COP16 in Colombia in October for consideration

A bill for biodiversity

CoP-11 has an urgent agenda: to look for money to fund new targets

Should we play weather god?

Debate continues despite consensus to ban geoengineering

CoP 11: No consensus on resource mobilisation

Jayanthi Natarajan hopeful of Parties agreeing on a final document 

7th GEF Assembly: Decision on direct funding to civil societies likely during the meeting

More funds would be needed to make this possible without alienating governments

Biodiversity meet: Parties disagree on resource mobilisation

Contact group to now fix individual financial targets for countries

Let the genes cross borders

National sovereignty over genetic resources could undermine food security

‘Future 50’ food items identified in new report

It also emphasises that food diversity across the world is being lost

Nations to share genetic resources

Activists call the text of the agreement vague

UN report warns of effects of urban expansion on biodiversity

Urban areas set to triple by 2030; population to touch 4.9 billion

Water in a sieve

Don’t confine global resources to national boundaries

Implementation of biosafety norms not satisfactory: Gbedemah

 Funds availability a major hindrance, says head of biosafety at CBD

COP-9 makes slow progress

Scientists warn PM against GM contamination

Ask government to be cautious of Bangladesh's Bt Brinjal cultivation

The loss of our breeds

Buy an Indian breed from Australia

Why 2024 may see action on biodiversity credits

Regulation is needed urgently to ensure that they are effective

Fresh negotiations on UN High Seas Treaty begin in New York. Here’s what to expect

United Nations member nations failed to reach a consensus last year

Biosafety issues get a push

Experts to study socio-economic aspects of GMO release

Convention on biological diversity

Global Biodiversity Framework: What happened in Nairobi?

The preparatory meeting on biodiversity ends with little consensus  

Nagoya Protocol: inter-governmental committee to hold a third meeting

When and where the negotiating parties will meet is yet to be decided

Will India ratify the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Protocol?

 Protocol needs serious inter-ministerial deliberations, says MoEF official

Green rider for GDP

World is moving towards natural capital as a measure of economic growth

World hasn’t met a single Aichi biodiversity target: Leaked UN Report

While there has been progress, it is insufficient, according to the document

7th GEF Assembly: Global Biodiversity Framework Fund ratified

First projects under the new Fund likely to roll out ahead of CBD’s CoP16