What Are the Biggest Goals?

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The talks in nirobe were kind of mixed, people saying that china was still a bit quiet. There was a bitof scepticism about of top line figures of cot which is protecting 30 % of land and sea by 20 30. And then there's oversea, brazil and bolsinaro, and they're quite sort of devious in the talks and try to perhaps make coming to an agreement harder. We definitely need bBrazil to be co operative, because that's where the amazon rain forest is really important. By adivastly hot spot.

It is now less than 100 days until Cop15, the UN convention on biological diversity. At these talks, which are taking place in Montreal, Canada in December, governments from around the world will come together to agree targets aimed at halting the destruction of the natural world and protecting biodiversity. With the Earth experiencing the largest loss of life since the extinction of the dinosaurs, what is decided at this meeting could shape the future of the planet and humanity. Madeleine Finlay speaks to biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston about how negotiations have been going so far, and what’s next on the road to Cop15. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod