Why the U.N.’s Biodiversity Conference Is So Important - The New York Times

As 20,000 government leaders, journalists, activists and celebrities from around the world prepare to descend on Glasgow for a crucial climate summit starting late this month, another high-level international environmental meeting got started this week. The problem it seeks to tackle: A rapid collapse of species and systems that collectively sustain life on earth.

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The stakes at the two meetings are equally high, many leading scientists say, but the biodiversity crisis has received far less attention.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/climate/un-biodiversity-conference-climate-change.html