World leaders pledge more support for nature ahead of UN summit


  • World
  • Wednesday, 21 Sep 2022

FILE PHOTO: Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz walks to address the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - World leaders on Tuesday stepped up financial support and conservation commitments to combat the global biodiversity crisis that threatens more than one million plant and animal species with extinction.

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, Germany pledged 1.5 billion euros per year in international biodiversity funding — more than doubling its current commitments.

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