Cop15: Trudeau pledges £510m for Indigenous-led conservation projects

Canada's prime minister calls on China, Russia and Brazil to expand protected areas for nature

Justin Trudeau has urged China, Russia, Brazil and other large countries to massively expand protected areas for nature at Cop15 while putting Indigenous rights at the heart of conservation, as momentum gathers behind a controversial target to conserve 30% of Earth.

On Wednesday, the Canadian prime minister committed C$800m (510m) of funding over seven years for Indigenous-led conservation projects in his country across an area the size of Egypt, starting a story of reconciliation" with Indigenous peoples.