Two years on from a historic deal to halt nature's decline, countries are gathering in Colombia for UN biodiversity talks. Species are vanishing at an alarming rate, threatening human food supply, health and security.

The world's pledges to halt humankind's destruction of nature will be put to the test when the 16th UN conference on biodiversity opens Monday in Colombia.

Cali, Colombia - October 20, 2024 Global leaders and environmental experts gathered in Cali, Colombia, on Sunday for the opening ceremony of the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity,

As nearly 200 countries meet for the summit in Colombia, they will be under pressure to prove their support for the goals laid out in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreement

Delegates from almost 200 countries are gathering this week in Cali, Colombia, for the biennial United Nations summit on biodiversity.