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Biodiversity loss is as much of a threat to life on earth as climate change. Without action, millions of species face extinction and ecosystems will cross irreversible tipping…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275471
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The meeting will set a new Global Biodiversity Framework and agree targets to be met by 2030. Scientists and civil society organisations consider it an opportunity to set in train…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263027
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No substantive agreements emerged. Global targets to limit biodiversity loss were agreed in 2010, but all were missed and biodiversity loss has accelerated. The 'Kunming…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265490
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The stakes were high: the world faces a biodiversity crisis and previous decadal targets were all missed. There was a high risk that negotiations would collapse due to deep…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276329
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CHINA: Beijing loses credit for biodiversity deal
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES274811
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It was enshrined in China’s Constitution in 2018. The concept has helped reshape discussion of environmental protection in China; Beijing is now deploying it in international fora…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262390
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This makes it hard to understand in detail what China’s position is on an issue so that progress can be made dealing with it. This, and other weaknesses in the way Beijing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280291
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China's top leaders are normally reshuffled every five or ten years, so this is highly irregular. The official reason is ill health, but the opacity of China’s political system…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281048
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Tibet is of global significance on account of its political sensitivity and environmental concerns. Its strategic location, its role in supplying water in Asia and its impact on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279237
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The review runs on a ten-yearly cycle and comes as laws will be drafted to stop environmental activists pressuring firms to boycott mining projects, especially those with large…