Nearly 200 Countries Approve a Biodiversity Accord Enshrining Human Rights and the ‘Rights of Nature’ The nonbinding agreement nods to a growing understanding that future conservation efforts must promote the well-being of Indigenous peoples—and that forests, mountains and rivers have rights of their own. By Katie Surma
Proposed EU Nature Restoration Law Could be the First Big Step Toward Achieving COP15’s Ambitious Plan to Staunch Biodiversity Loss By Bob Berwyn