Cop15: Lula calls on rich nations to give more to protect Earth’s ecosystems

Brazil's incoming president adds voice to demand as Montreal talks restart after series of walkouts

Brazil's incoming president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has backed calls for rich nations to provide more money to protect Earth's ecosystems at Cop15 as talks restarted in Montreal after a series of walkouts.

More than 100 environment ministers have arrived at the biodiversity summit in Canada before a weekend of intense negotiations on this decade's UN targets to protect the natural world.