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Over the weekend, major international talks on biodiversity loss that were set to take place in China were moved because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The first round of negotiations for a Paris-style agreement on biodiversity, which had been due to take place in Kunming, Yunnan province, between 24 and 29 February, has been moved to Rome.

Biodiversity experts and government policy makers had been set to meet in the city in southern China to discuss plans to protect a third of the world’s oceans and land by 2030.

The UN said the decision to move talks was made in consultation with the Chinese government.

