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Colombia submits bid to host 2024 UN Biodiversity Summit

Cecilia Keating

12 December 2023 • 3 min read

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Colombia minister Susana Muhamad at COP28 | Credit: UNFCCC

Latin American nation offers to host summit as negotiators face pressure to include stronger commitments on nature restoration in COP28 accord

Colombia has offered to stage the 16th meeting of the biennial United Nations Conference on Biodiversity COP16 next year, paving the way for one of the world's most nature-rich countries to host the high...

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