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In this article, accessible on Illuminem , Bob Kreiken argues that UN biodiversity talks should account for national innovation systems to balance conservation with technological development. The article argues that equitable, innovation-friendly policies can help countries contribute to biodiversity goals while supporting research, technology transfer, and economic competitiveness, ensuring negotiations complement innovation capacities of recipient countries of the Cali FUnd

This essay argues that persistent imbalances in non-state actor engagement undermine the legitimacy and effectiveness of international climate and biodiversity governance and that more balanced engagement is essential for translating commitments into real-world action.

Accessible on website of Carbon Brief: ‘Cali Fund’ aiming to raise billions for nature receives first donation – of just $1,000 - Carbon Brief .

Accessible on website of LSE: The Cali Fund in operation: the potential of sustainable finance instruments and next steps - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment .

Accessible on website of Carbon Brief: Revealed: ‘Cali Fund’ for nature still empty as emails show industry hesitation - Carbon Brief .

Accessible on the website of Undark Magazine: In Digital Genetic Data, An Uncertainty Over Ownership .

Accessible on the website of Down to Earth: ‘Cali Fund’ Launched at CBD COP16 in Rome to Boost Biodiversity Finance .

Accessible on website of Carbon Brief: Infographic: How ‘digital sequence information’ can generate funds for biodiversity - Carbon Brief .

Accessible on website of London School of Economics: The Cali Fund: unlocking industry contributions to finance biodiversity conservation - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment .

In this commentary, Alex Reep and colleagues explore whether the new Cali Fund can address biopiracy and historical inequities in the use of genetic resources. The full article is accessible on Mongabay: Can the Cali Fund provide a rights-based remedy for biopiracy? (commentary) .

Accessible on the website of Nature: ‘A big, big win’: plan to pay for wildlife conservation emerges at biodiversity summit .

Accessible on the website of Vox: COP16 biodiversity summit, Cali, Colombia: A groundbreaking new plan to make companies pay for DSI | Vox .

Accessible on the website of Down to Earth: COP16 Experts Stress Role of Digital Sequence Information in African Livestock Conservation .

Accessible on the website of Vox: Digital sequence information (DSI) at COP16: What is it and why does it matter? | Vox .

Accessible on the website of Down to Earth: COP16: Global North and South Clash Over Digital Sequence Information Use .

Accessible on the website of the Guardian: AstraZeneca ‘said it could cut UK jobs’ if biodiversity drug levy is introduced | AstraZeneca | The Guardian .

Accessible on website of the Guardian: Who wins from nature’s genetic bounty? The billions at stake in a global ‘biopiracy’ battle | Cop16 | The Guardian .

This blog post, accessible on the Maripoldata website , summarizes and reflects on discussions at the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) on Genetic Resources, which took place on November 14-18 in Geneva. It explores some of the key issues under negotiation, namely whether benefit-sharing on DSI should be mandatory or voluntary, how benefit-sharin

Adam McCarthy looks at how to link open and widely-shared digital genetic sequences with the ecosystems and nations where they are found in nature. Available on website of the Biologist (Royal Society of Biology): The digital loophole .

Accessible on the website of the Guardian: Biopiracy row at UN talks in Geneva threatens global deal to save nature | Environment | The Guardian .