Environment ministers from around the world are gathering in Montreal for the last few days of a conference aimed at preserving what's left of the planet's biodiversity.
Talks at COP15 hit a speed bump early Wednesday when more than 60 nations from the global south walked out over concerns that pledges from rich countries to fund conservation were too small and too vague.
Guilbeault says the walkout was initiated by a Brazilian delegation that was operating under policies left over from that country's government under President Jair Bolsonaro. "I would describe the meeting as three hours of 'violent agreement,' with all parties agreeing that ambition and resource mobilization go hand in hand," the official said in a text.The environment ministers have five days to reach a deal before the conference ends on Monday.
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