Historic deal struck to halt global biodiversity loss by 2030

The conference has been taking place in Montreal (Peter McCabe /The Canadian Press via AP)

Negotiators have reached a historic deal at a UN biodiversity conference that would represent the most significant effort yet to protect the world’s lands and oceans and provide critical financing to save biodiversity in the developing world.

The global framework agreement comes a day before the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (Cop15) is set to end in Montreal.