Leaders Summit on Biodiversity: Yerevan Declaration Aims to Accelerate Biodiversity Conservation

The Leaders' Summit on Biodiversity, held in Yerevan, Armenia, concluded with the adoption of the Yerevan Declaration. The declaration, signed by heads of state including Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, commits to accelerating measures to halt biodiversity loss by 2030. Key points include increasing funding for nature conservation, integrating ecosystem protection into economic policies, and improving monitoring mechanisms. The summit also served as a precursor to COP17, which will evaluate global biodiversity progress.