India, Dec. 19 -- The text of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework has included targets to halt and reverse biodiversity, respect indigenous rights among others

Heads of delegations at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) released the President's text of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework December 19, 2022.

The text has been christened the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Informal consultations are taking place now with a view to understanding the basis for consensus.

The text is set to be adopted at the plenary meeting at the end of the day at the UN biodiversity conference taking place in Montreal, Canada.

The mood is generally upbeat abo...