
The French Minister for Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut, judged that the results of COP17 in Yerevan were not up to the challenges, regretting missed opportunities for biodiversity.
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COP17 was held in October in Yerevan, Armenia to discuss biodiversity.
The French Minister for Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut, estimated on Saturday that the results of COP17, which was held in October in Yerevan, Armenia, were “not up to the challenges”.
After two weeks of discussions at the international summit for biodiversity, the hard points have changed little. “The progress that we have not managed to obtain here are so many missed opportunities to accelerate our response to the disappearance of biodiversity,” wrote the minister in a statement sent to AFP, stressing that “nature will not wait for the pace of our negotiations”.

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