U.N. nature summit set for Montreal as COVID-hit China steps aside


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The COP15 conference, which is due to agree a new global deal to protect biodiversity, has been postponed several times as host nation China grapples with the pandemic By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - U.N. negotiations to seal a global pact to protect nature - already delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic - are set to be moved to Canada in December after an agreement was made with host nation China, environmentalists said on Monday. About 195 nations are tasked with finalising a new accord to halt and reverse harm to plants, animals...