COP17 biodiversity: what political momentum after two weeks of dialogue and negotiations?

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In the run-up to COP17, political signals suggest that progress may be possible, in a world where international cooperation is sometimes seriously called into question: there is hope for support to accelerate the implementation of the biodiversity protection targets agreed in Montreal four years ago. A small but reasonable hope, and one that must not end up with a merely symbolic agreement. Some countries are already demonstrating that protecting biodiversity is an investment in resilience, security and sovereignty. How were these still too modest and slow advances received in Yerevan? Can they be translated into concrete action in specific sectors and at the local level?