7. Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:54 pm on 10 January 2023.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 5:54, 10 January 2023

Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. In December I attended the UN Biodiversity Conference, known as COP15, to add Wales’s voice to calls to agree an ambitious global framework to turn the tide on biodiversity loss before it is too late. After two weeks of intensive negotiations, I’m pleased to say that the Kunming-Montreal biodiversity framework was formally adopted, setting out four global goals, 23 targets and finance for the next eight years to put nature on a path to recovery. This is a significant and truly positive achievement, with agreement from over 200 countries across the world.