Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered opening remarks to the COP15 conference in Montreal on Dec. 6 and announced a new contribution of $350 million for conservation efforts abroad.
“These $350 million of fresh money that will be invested in the financing of international biodiversity are added to the sum of over $1 billion that we already promised to help fight the effects of climate change on the loss of biodiversity,” Trudeau said.
The $1 billion also pertains to developing countries, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
The Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity is taking place in Montreal from Dec. 7 to 19….