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At the China-Chaired COP-15 Meeting in Montreal, World Moves to Address the Biodiversity Crisis

Even though the crucial biodiversity summit had to be moved from China to Canada due to the pandemic, Beijing still used the occasion to showcase its diplomatic chops. The final agreement sends a signal of hope for averting the worst scenarios, but also hints that progress on global issues such as biodiversity is possible despite growing political divides.