India, Oct. 29 -- The United Nations (UN) biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP)17 in Yerevan, Armenia is set to conclude on October 30 and the ongoing talks remain crucial for taking forward the global biodiversity framework and its targets, ahead of COP31 in Turkiye next month. Against this backdrop, HT's Jasjeev Gandhiok spoke to Ruchi Pant, head, Natural Resource Management and Biodiversity Conservation, UNDP India, on the key outcomes expected from the talks and what it means for India.

At COP17, as the world takes stock of progress towards the 2030 global biodiversity targets, are we doing enough, and what needs to change?

COP17 is an important opportunity to take stock of global progress towards the 23 targets of the Kunmin...