International Institute for Environment and Development

Rule Changes

Highlighted harmful subsidies as an unresolved issue

Countries at the UN biodiversity summit in Yerevan agreed on 30 October to a package meant to speed up action toward the 2030 nature targets. The deal acknowledges that most of the 23 goals set in 2022 are off track. It leaves the hardest question, who pays, largely unresolved.

Updated Nov 1