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Nearly 200 Nations Approve Biodiversity Deals, Urge Funding Gap

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Armenian COP17 president Hambardzum Matevosyan announced that nearly 200 nations approved two biodiversity agreements.
The agreements aim to halt global biodiversity loss by 2030.
A draft invites non-donor countries to voluntarily join the financing group.
The Cali Fund, intended to raise $1 billion yearly, has collected about $10,000.
Around 70 ministers, indigenous leaders and NGOs urged faster conservation action, noting a $700 billion annual funding gap.

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Armenian COP17 president Hambardzum Matevosyan announced that nearly 200 nations approved two biodiversity agreements.
The agreements aim to halt global biodiversity loss by 2030.
A draft invites non-donor countries to voluntarily join the financing group.
The Cali Fund, intended to raise $1 billion yearly, has collected about $10,000.
Around 70 ministers, indigenous leaders and NGOs urged faster conservation action, noting a $700 billion annual funding gap.