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PREVIEW: Biodiversity talks face implementation test as SBI6 opens amid delivery concerns

Published 17:23 on February 13, 2026 / Last updated at 12:10 on February 16, 2026 / / International (UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy)

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A spectre of under-delivery is now stalking the biodiversity COP17, as delegates head to Rome next week for the sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI6) of the CBD, with less than half of the parties having submitted their action plans and a notable lack of ambition in those who have.
A spectre of under-delivery is now stalking the biodiversity COP17, as delegates head to Rome next week for the sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI6) of the CBD, with less than half of the parties having submitted their action plans and a notable lack of ambition in those who have.


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