Global nature talks reach deal but money remains an issue

In Armenia's capital this week a fight between politicians broke out - not the mass brawl in its parliament that was so widely documented on social media - but between delegates from nearly 200 countries.

The world's nations have been gathered in Yerevan for nearly two weeks negotiating, and arguing, over a new agreement on nature.

Early on Saturday morning, hours after talks were due to finish, they finally agreed the key parts of a new action plan.

"And that's it. Perfect," said the meeting president, Hambardzum Matevosyan.

Four years earlier the same countries had signed a landmark deal committing to "halt and reverse" the decline of nature.

That global deal in 2022 - the Global Biodiversity Framework - contained 24 targets including putting 30% of the world's land and seas into protection by the end of the decade.

They agreed that action was urgent.

The world is currently in a sixth mass extinction event with species becoming extinct at 100 times the natural rate because of human activities, scientists say.

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