In 2022, China hosted Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal – also known as COP15. COP15 was a crucial moment in the global fight to reverse the worldwide decline in biodiversity. It was also an important moment in efforts to tackle the climate crisis and make the case for nature-based solutions to climate change.

Global governments are coming together once again for COP27 (or the 27th Conference of the Parties) to discuss climate change and the commitments each country will make to adapt and reduce carbon emissions. A year on from COP26 in Glasgow little progress has been made and time is running out to avoid catastrophic global warming.

The Wildlife Trusts want to see the bold rhetoric and ambitions translated into real action this decade to tackle the twin nature and climate crises.

As global governments come together at COP28, the need to tackle the climate crisis has never been clearer. Yet we cannot tackle the climate emergency without similar ambition to meet the nature crisis head on. Discover why COP28 is so important and what The Wildlife Trusts want to see from the United Nations discussions.

As global governments come together at COP26, the need to tackle the climate crisis has never been clearer. Yet we cannot tackle the climate emergency without similar ambition to meet the nature crisis head on. Discover why COP26 is so important, what The Wildlife Trusts want to see from COP26, and how we'll be keeping supporters up to date across the event.

As global governments come together at COP29, the need to tackle the climate crisis has never been clearer. Yet we cannot tackle the climate emergency without similar ambition to meet the nature crisis head on. Discover why COP29 is so important and what The Wildlife Trusts want to see from the United Nations discussions.

In October 2024, global governments will be coming together in Colombia to discuss the nature emergency. The conference, known as COP16, will review how well each country is doing against targets set in 2022 (at COP15 in Canada) to bring about nature's recovery by 2030.

With nature still in decline in the UK and in some cases going backwards on the targets set, The Wildlife Trusts
share what the new UK Government needs to do to meet global targets and lead on the world stage.