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Image: Hambardzum Matevosyan, Armenia's Minister of Environment and COP17 President, alongside Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, at a press conference in Yerevan
Nations urged to curb harmful subsidies at UN nature summitNews

Nations urged to curb harmful subsidies at UN nature summit

Yerevan, Armenia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The UN biodiversity summit kicked off Monday with calls to overhaul subsidies for extractive industries that harm the planet,…
SourceSourceOctober 19, 2026 Full article
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Nations seek reset at UN talks as nature goals off trackNews

Nations seek reset at UN talks as nature goals off track

Yerevan, Armenia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Nearly 200 nations are gathering in Armenia on Monday for critical negotiations as governments come under pressure to salvage…
SourceSourceOctober 19, 2026 Full article
Image: Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (23 September 2024)
Nature does not respect borders: UN biodiversity chiefNews

Nature does not respect borders: UN biodiversity chief

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk War, economic pressure, budget strain -- United Nations biodiversity chief Astrid Schomaker is under no illusions that the upcoming…
SourceSourceOctober 12, 2026 Full article
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Summit to save nature enters final day with disagreement on fundingNews

Summit to save nature enters final day with disagreement on funding

By Mariëtte le Roux and Lina Vanegas | AFP Cali, Colombia - The world's biggest nature conservation conference enters its final day in Colombia Friday…
SourceSourceNovember 1, 2024 Full article
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Armenia floods kill one, hundreds evacuatedNews

Armenia floods kill one, hundreds evacuated

Yerevan, Armenia | AFP - Floods in northern Armenia killed at least two people as they destroyed key roads and bridges, forcing some 200 to…
SourceSourceMay 26, 2024 Full article