Beyond Montreal: six months after deal to halt biodiversity loss, where are we?

There have been gains and losses since the Cop15 agreement was signed in December, with key moments still to come ahead of the next biodiversity Cop in Turkey in 2024

• Nature at risk of breakdown if Cop15 pledges not met, world leaders warned

In the six months since the Cop15 summit, some significant environmental agreements have forced nature up the international agenda, but there have also been setbacks to achieving the aims of the ‘historic’ deal to halt the loss of biodiversity agreed in Canada last December. An informal check-in is expected between environment ministers at the climate Cop28 in Dubai later this year before the next biodiversity Cop in Turkey in 2024.