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What to expect at the COP16 biodiversity summit

Countries are convening in Colombia to debate how they will achieve wide-ranging targets to stem biodiversity loss and how they plan to pay for it

By James Dinneen

21 October 2024

COP16 will be held in Cali, Colombia, from 21 October to 1 November

JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP via Getty Images

Colombia is one of just a few “megadiverse” countries, containing within its borders around 10 per cent of all species on Earth. That makes it a potent setting for the world to debate how to stem the rapid pace of biodiversity loss at the COP16 biodiversity summit, happening over the next two weeks. Here is what you need to know about the summit.

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