Na COP15, países africanos propõem taxa sobre venda de produtos para financiar proteção da biodiversidade (in Portuguese)
Um dos pontos mais críticos em discussão na COP15, a reunião da ONU que busca um acordo global para frear a perda de biodiversidade global, refere-se aos recursos financeiros para garantir a proteção de áreas naturais no mundo, assim como o compartilhamento de benefícios advindos do uso da informações genéticas da biodiversidade.
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