From Yerevan to Antalya: closing the gap between global ambition and action on nature and climate

The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 17), which took place last month in Yerevan, Armenia, delivered progress but exposed the continuing gap between global commitments and implementation. As the climate summit COP 31 gets underway in Antalya, Türkiye, this commentary from Earth Capital Nexus examines what COP 17 achieved and why investing in nature as critical infrastructure, mobilising finance and reforming incentives must become central to the global climate and biodiversity agenda.

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