Press Conference: COP17: Ministers Must Close the Gap Between Promises and Action, UN Convention on Biodiversity.


With COP17 entering its final negotiations, WWF and other civil society organisations will press ministers to resolve the critical issues still on the table. Ministers must agree on credible biodiversity finance that reaches countries and communities, clear accountability and follow-up to the Global Review, and concrete measures to align national budgets, policies and investments with biodiversity commitments.


Speakers: Daudi Sumba, Chief Conservation Officer, WWF International; Guido Broekhoven,

Interim Global Director of Multilateral Policy at WWF International; Pauli Merriman, Interim Senior Director, Oceans, WWF International; Vishaish Uppal, Director of Governance, Law and Policy at WWF-India; Celine Beaulieu, Head of Public Sector Partnerships, WWF International.


Related Sites and Documents: CBD COP 17 website & Full Programme.
Location: Yerevan, Armenia

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