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<p>The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological
Diversity represents a historic opportunity to secure an agreement to ambitious global
action over the next decade. The UK is committed to playing a leading role in developing
an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework to be adopted at COP15. The COP
is due to take place in Kunming, China, later this year; though, due to the coronavirus
pandemic, we expect a delay to the planned dates of 25 April to 8 May. Minister Goldsmith
will head the UK delegation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs is the lead department for the Convention on Biological Diversity,
working closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Cabinet
Office. A core team is in place in DEFRA, drawing on expertise across DEFRA, its specialist
arms-length bodies, working with other Government departments, civil society organisations
and society at large. This includes working with the FCDO and our Posts across the
diplomatic network, through which we are engaging host governments to support the
delivery of our objectives. Nature is one of the key priorities in the UK’s COP26
Presidency, and so the Cabinet Office COP26 Unit is also supporting preparations for
COP15 to ensure successful delivery of our COP26 objectives.</p><p> </p>
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