Ahead of the COP17 on biodiversity (October 19-30) in Armenia, a report indicates that the world is not on track to meet the commitments made four years earlier at COP15 in Montreal.

An educational article provides a knowledge nugget for UPSC prelims candidates, focusing on key environmental topics such as the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and COP15, and their relevance to migratory species conservation.