COP17: UK government steps up calls to tackle nature loss
What was announced
UK welcomes progress made and remains firmly committed to reversing and halting biodiversity loss
Key points, in the publisher's words
- The UK has renewed calls for the global community to step up action to reverse the decline of nature as the UN Biodiversity COP17 concluded.
- Delegates at the summit, which included Nature Minister Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Special Representative for Nature Ruth Davis negotiated a new roadmap to accelerate the urgent action needed to tackle nature loss, including on tackling nature-harmful subsidies and incentives, increasing support for developing countries, strengthening implementation and increased monitoring. Parties also secured agreement on the critical package of decisions needed to maintain international momentum towards 203
- Nearly $2 billion in new biodiversity funding was announced by countries globally. Parties reached agreement on resource mobilisation, agreeing the need to increase finance from both public and private sources. The UK has successfully unlocked record investment in nature, and a growing number of countries are now looking to the UK’s expertise in balancing economic growth with nature recovery.
Figures in this announcement
Each line is quoted from the original. Figures are as the publisher stated them on the day.
- “Nearly $2 billion in new biodiversity funding was announced by countries globally.”
- “Alongside the negotiations last week, the UK announced £1.94 million to support The Wildlife Trusts’ purchase of the Rothbury Estate , helping to secure a nationally important landscape for long-term nature recovery and meet the target to protect and restore 30per cent of the country’s land for nature.”
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Who and where
People
- Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (MP for Suffolk Coastal (Labour)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (UK government department) · more news
- Court of Protection (court) · more news
Global and regional bodies
- United Nations (Level 8 of 10) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Suffolk Coastal.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
- Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies · news at this level
- Level 6: National government · news at this level
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Biodiversity and ecosystems, Wildlife and habitat conservation.
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- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cop17-uk-government-steps-up-calls-to-tackle-nature-loss
- Published 2026-11-05 09:47:07 UTC
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