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@enb.iisd.org#IGFAGM Over three productive days, participants discussed how to build trust and resilience in mining and critical minerals value chains.
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@enb.iisd.org#IPCC65 The Panel was unable to reach agreement on either the timeline or the budget for the Seventh Assessment Report cycle, forcing a suspension of the meeting and raising alarm among #IPCC authors.
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@enb.iisd.org#COP17 Colombia and Armenia highlighted the launch of the Coalition of Action to Recover Endangered Species to align action on #KMGBF Target 4 on halting extinction, protecting genetic diversity, and managing human-wildlife conflicts. @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.orgAt #COP17Armenia inauguration ceremony, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social's Astrid Schomaker calls for an action-oriented conference to demonstrate that multilateralism works and commitments are honored in response to the triple planetary crisis
@enb.iisd.orgAt #COP17Armenia, the inauguration ceremony highlights interlinkages between biodiversity and humanity
Armenia's Minister of Environment Hambardzum Matevosyan notes shared responsibility to protect nature for the generations to come
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@enb.iisd.orgMore surprisingly, the Panel also failed to reach agreement on a budget for 2027, raising concerns about the immediate impacts on Working Groups. The session will be resumed at a future date.
@enb.iisd.orgDespite concerted efforts to find paths to consensus, the session was suspended without agreement on the timeline for the remainder of the Seventh Assessment Cycle.
@enb.iisd.orgThe Leaders’ Summit on Biodiversity provided strategic direction and mobilized action to accelerate implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. @cop17arm.bsky.social @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.orgAfter contentious deliberations throughout the week, #IPCC65 has failed to reach agreement on either a timeline for the working group reports or a budget for the coming year. IPCC Chair Jim Skea has suspended the session and says it will be resumed at a future date. #AR7 @ipcc.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.orgThe Leaders’ Summit on Biodiversity adopts the Yerevan Declaration: Taking Action for Nature, to reaffirm global commitments and call for a clear pathway to accelerate implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
@enb.iisd.orgAt #COP17Armenia, Leaders' Summit, Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan highlights responsibility toward nature protection.
UN Secretary General António Guterres stresses that “more action, more speed, and more will” is needed to make peace with nature.
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@enb.iisd.orgThe story of humanity is inseparable from the story of biodiversity.
The Leaders' Summit opens at #COP17Armenia
@enb.iisd.orgBiodiversity has shaped both the land and the human story, it has left its imprint on the ways people live, their memories, their heritage.
The Leaders' Summit opens at #COP17Armenia
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@enb.iisd.orgThe Leaders' Summit is about to begin at #COP17Armenia, aiming to provide strategic direction and elevate ambition for #BiodiversityAction
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@enb.iisd.orgWith less than 24 hours left in the meeting, the Panel is continuing to wrestle with the more substantive issues on its agenda, including its workplan. Panel members are working late into the evening in an effort to achieve consensus. #IPCC
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@enb.iisd.orgWork on the most challenging agenda items, including the timeline for production of the Working Group reports, took place in a contact group, while the Panel moved steadily through progress reports and other straightforward work in plenary. #IPCC65
@enb.iisd.orgIn the final session of the 2026 #IGFAGM, Brazil was awarded the inaugural IGF prize for excellence in mining governance for its integrated framework for mining dam safety governance. The meeting concluded at 5:56 pm.
