'Matter of survival': Nations spar over nature funding at UN talks

Rome (AFP) Feb 25, 2025

Global talks to protect nature restarted Tuesday with a call for humanity to come together to "sustain life on the planet" and overcome a fight over funding that caused a previous meeting last year to end in disarray. More than two years after a landmark deal on nature - including a pledge to protect 30 percent of the world's land and seas by 2030 - nations are still haggling over the mone