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What is 'nature positive'? Biodiversity's answer to net zero

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At the U.N. COP27 climate change conference in Egypt, the architects of the Paris Agreement to curb global warming urged negotiators at the upcoming biodiversity summit in Canada to take “urgent action” to protect and restore nature.

Related Knowledge Center: Climate diplomacy: COP 27

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The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) produced a groundbreaking agreement to create a “loss and damage” fund to help developing nations cope with the impact of climate change.

But the conference, held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 20, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, fell short of a hoped-for agreement to speed reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Related Knowledge Center: Biodiversity and wildlife

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The impact of climate change on wildlife and the supporting ecosystem.

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