Delegates at global biodiversity talks in Rome agreed on a framework for monitoring environmental commitments and other measures.

Countries convened in Rome have succeeded in agreeing on a financial plan to generate $200 billion annually by 2030 to counteract biodiversity loss. The deal, a triumph of multilateralism, was spearheaded by BRICS nations,

The resumed meeting of the parties to the COP16 Global Biodiversity Conference was held between 25 and 27 February 2025 in Rome, Italy to address agenda items left unresolved. Various agreements on biodiversity were adopted at the end of the three days. Anna Ducros, researcher in inclusive blue and green economy at IIED, said:

The resumed session of the COP16.2 UN biodiversity talks ended in Rome with an agreement on finance, a critical issue for nature.

As the resumed UN biodiversity conference (COP16.2) in Rome drew to a close tonight, WWF applauds the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as the COP16 Presidency, for delivering a hard-fought resolution this week on biodiversity finance.

Countries have reached an agreement on a plan to raise at least $200 billion each year by 2030 to support biodiversity conservation in developing countries.

An annual United Nations conference on biodiversity that ran out of time last year will resume its work Tuesday in Rome with money at the top of the agenda BOGOTA, Colombia -- An annual United ...