Can COP 15 Reverse the Current Biodiversity Crisis?
5 min readDec 27, 2022
What Is It?
On December 19, 2022, the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) concluded in Montreal, Canada, with a historic accord that would direct international environmental action through 2030. On the final day of talks, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which was presided over by China and hosted by Canada, was approved. The GBF…