<h1>UN Biodiversity Conference Resumes: Urgent Talks on Funding Strategies to Protect 30% of Earth by 2030</h1> In Rome, the United Nations conference on biodiversity resumes, focusing on financial strategies to protect Earth's biodiversity. The talks, following the 2022 COP15 accord, aim to finalize plans on resource mobilization and monitoring under the Global Biodiversity Framework, which seeks to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Despite a target of USD 20 billion annually by 2025, only USD 383 million has been pledged. Discussions will address establishing a global financing instrument and raising more funds. Concerns persist over meeting financial goals, with key biodiversity finance sources dwindling, highlighting the urgency of the issue amidst global biodiversity decline.