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The Southeast Asian nation secured up to US$200,000 in technical support to strengthen biodiversity financing at the summit, according to environment officials, while COP17’s invitation for new donors raised concerns over wealthy nations’ accountability.

Support for protected and conserved areas fell from more than US$1.2 billion in 2023 to US$1 billion in 2025, as governments conclude COP17 in Yerevan to advance the goal of protecting 30 per cent of land and waters by 2030.

Indigenous Peoples appear in just 2.24 per cent of nature-related aid descriptions, raising concerns over communities’ decision-making power ahead of this month’s COP17 summit in Armenia.

In November, the world’s governments will convene in Panama for a major meeting on wildlife trade—our explainer unpacks the big points for South Asia ahead of CITES COP19.

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