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  <title>ZSL #045 BONUS Nature's Negotiators: Saving the planet one meeting at a time</title>
  <description>After our Nature’s Negotiators miniseries, where we learned all about the complexities, challenges and importance of United Nations climate and biodiversity meetings, we wanted to give the gift of a bonus episode to round things off! We catch up with Bethan to hear how things went after she attended COP29, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Azerbaijan. Overview 00:11&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Harriet McAra, Host of Wild Science, Episode introduction&amp;amp;nbsp; 00:54&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Bethan Laughlin, ZSL’s Senior Policy Specialist, on how the finance negotiations at COP29 played out 06:37&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Bethan on the strength of language used in texts agreed at COP29, and how that came to be 10:38&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; Bethan on the accuracy of the portrayal of COP29 in the media 12:38&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;The other themes discussed at COP29 14:04&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;What can be expected at the next climate COP in Belem, Brazil 16:17&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;Outro Resources   If there’s a topic you’d like to hear on a future podcast, or if you’d like to share your thoughts, email the ZSL Wild Science Podcast at: wild.science@zsl.org Check out our science and conservation work at: www.zsl.org/Science or www.zsl.org/conservation Bethan Laughlin: https://www.zsl.org/about-zsl/our-people/bethan-laughlin  ZSL’s United Nations and Intergovernmental Policy Engagement:  https://www.zsl.org/what-we-do/conservation/creating-change/informing-policy/united-nations-and-intergovernmental-engagement   ZSL’s COP16 position statement:  https://cms.zsl.org/sites/default/files/2024-10/CBD%20COP16%20Key%20Asks%20-%20October%202024.pdf   “Negotiations ran out of time, but action on biodiversity loss cannot be postponed…” Blog written by Georgina Chandler:&amp;amp;nbsp;  https://www.zsl.org/news-and-events/feature/cbd-cop16-negotiations-ran-out-time-action-biodiversity-loss-cannot-be&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;   Get in touch  Email wild.science@zsl.org with your questions, comments, and thoughts for future episodes! Tweet us @ZSLScience with the hashtag #ZSLWildScience Follow us on Facebook @ZSLScienceAndConservation  </description>
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