COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working?

UN News17 October 2026, 12:00 UTCArmenia

The UN Secretary-General has called for an end to the “war on nature”. On Monday, governments gathering in Yerevan, Armenia, will have to confront a more practical question: are they doing enough to win the peace and put the world’s biodiversity goals back on track?

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