The presentation is slick. It will make the viewer feel good that the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the CBD is accomplishing something substantial. Reflection will dispel that impression. The cost of all this talk does not mean that there is necessarily a commensurate value. The images do not convey any new and binding limits imposed on the drivers of extinction. How has the COP diminished habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, population and over-harvesting (HIPPO)?
The presentation is slick. It will make the viewer feel good that the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the CBD is accomplishing something substantial. Reflection will dispel that impression. The cost of all this talk does not mean that there is necessarily a commensurate value. The images do not convey any new and binding limits imposed on the drivers of extinction. How has the COP diminished habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, population and over-harvesting (HIPPO)?