Montreal conference has given developing nations a raw deal

Developed nations have been importing biodiversity loss through their consumption patterns responsible for 50 per cent of biodiversity loss in developing countries. [iStockphoto]

World leaders from over 180 countries have been meeting (from December 7 to 19, 2022) in Montreal, Canada, for the CoP15 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. Leaders are agreed that biodiversity is fundamental to human well-being and a healthy planet, and to economic prosperity for all people.

These leaders are developing a global biodiversity framework that seeks to respond to the Global Assessment Report of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services issued by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.