Nigeria, Nov. 1 -- After more than two weeks of negotiations, Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have adopted a series of decisions and frameworks aimed at addressing global biodiversity loss, including the adoption of the Yerevan Pathway.

The Yerevan Pathway was adopted at the closing plenary on Saturday, 31 October, following negotiations that were scheduled to end on Friday but extended by an additional 24 hours.

The adoption followed weeks of intensive deliberations among Parties on a broad range of issues, including benefit-sharing, biodiversity financing, harmful subsidies, Indigenous Peoples' rights and marine conservation.

In a statement announcing the conclusion of the conference, the CBD Se...