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O inquérito da Bitget revela que alguns utilizadores preferem vídeos de influenciadores a documentos técnicos para a tomada de decisões de trading

VICTORIA, Seicheles, Nov. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Bitget, a plataforma de criptomoeda líder e empresa de Web3, lançou uma campanha para celebrar o 16.º Dia do Documento Técnico da Bitcoin, com um tema brilhante, “Quem lê os documentos técnicos?“. Esta iniciativa procura incentivar as conversas no seio da comunidade de criptomoeda sobre o papel atual dos documentos técnicos em projetos de blockchain e decisões de investimento. O evento é promovido em torno do lançamento do documento de base de Satoshi Nakamoto e oferece a oportunidade de reconsiderar a forma como os documentos técnicos são entendidos e se continuam a ser tão influentes como no passado, quando orientavam as estratégias de investimento e as avaliações dos projetos.

Os dados do inquérito, recolhidos pela Bitget, oferecem uma perspetiva das posições atuais da comunidade da criptomoeda face aos documentos técnicos. Dos 5923 participantes inquiridos, uns esmagadores 92,28% declararam que leem sempre o documento técnico de um projeto antes de efetuarem o trading do seu token, o que indica que a documentação técnica continua a ser crucial para a maior parte dos utilizadores. Além disso, 99,43% dos inquiridos continuam a considerar os documentos técnicos necessários, realçando a sua contínua relevância no estabelecimento da credibilidade de um projeto e na descrição dos seus princípios de base.

No entanto, este inquérito também revelou que os principais líderes de opinião (KOL) desempenham um papel dominante na influência de decisões de trading. Entre os participantes que nem sempre leem os documentos técnicos, 86,51% confiam nas recomendações dos KOL, enquanto apenas uma pequena percentagem recorre a instituições de investigação ou redes pessoais. Isto realça uma tendência crescente, na qual os conhecimentos orientados pelos influenciadores estão a começar a competir com as avaliações baseadas em documentos técnicos, o que reflete mudanças mais amplas na forma como a informação é consumida e como ganha confiança no espaço da criptomoeda.

Ao longo dos anos, os documentos técnicos têm sido considerados como documentos cruciais para compreender as intenções técnicas e estratégicas dos projetos de blockchain. No entanto, com o desenvolvimento acelerado no espaço da criptomoeda, verifica–se um debate crescente sobre se estes documentos continuam a ser uma ferramenta vital para os investidores ou se estão a ser preferidos métodos alternativos de avaliação.
A investigação da Bitget, apoiada por inquéritos e consultas a figuras proeminentes do setor, revela um vasto leque de opiniões. Alguns participantes continuam a considerar os documentos técnicos essenciais para compreender a teoria de base de um projeto e os seus objetivos a longo prazo. Outros argumentam que a ascensão de novas métricas de avaliação, como as tendências do mercado, o desempenho do projeto e equipas de desenvolvimento, têm reduzido a dependência dos documentos técnicos, com aplicações do mundo real e casos de uso a assumirem uma posição de destaque.

Os conhecimentos reunidos nestes debates indicam uma mudança na forma como a comunidade da criptomoeda aborda a avaliação dos projetos. Ao criar uma plataforma para este discurso, a Bitget encoraja tanto os utilizadores como os profissionais a repensarem as ferramentas e recursos que utilizam na avaliação de projetos de blockchain atualmente. Com o Dia do Documento Técnico da BItcoin como tema, esta campanha mostra as mudanças em curso no setor, convidando a comunidade a olhar para o futuro e a considerar novas abordagens à avaliação das inovações mais promissoras do setor.

Para saber mais sobre o Dia do Documento Técnico da Bitcoin, consulte o nosso tweet aqui.

Sobre a Bitget

Constituída em 2018, a Bitget é a plataforma de criptomoedas líder mundial e empresa de Web3. Com mais de 45 milhões de utilizadores em mais de 150 países e regiões, a plataforma Bitget está empenhada em ajudar os utilizadores a negociarem de uma forma mais inteligente com a sua pioneira funcionalidade de “copy trading” e outras soluções de negociação, ao mesmo tempo que oferece acesso em tempo real a preço da Bitcoin, preço de Ethereum e preços de outras criptomoedas. Anteriormente conhecida como BitKeep, a Bitget Wallet é uma carteira de criptomoedas multicadeia de classe mundial, que oferece um leque de soluções de Web3 abrangentes, bem como a funcionalidade de carteira, swap, Mercado de NFT, navegador DApp e muito mais.

A Bitget está na linha da frente da adoção da criptomoeda através de parcerias estratégicas, como o facto de ser o Parceiro Oficial de Criptomoeda das melhores ligas de futebol do mundo, a LALIGA, nos mercados de Leste, SEA e LATAM e é parceira global dos atletas nacionais turcos Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu (Campeão do Mundo de Wrestling), Samet Gümüş (medalha de ouro no Pugilismo) e İlkin Aydın (seleção de voleibol) para inspirar a comunidade global a abraçar o futuro da criptomoeda.

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Une enquête de Bitget révèle que certains utilisateurs préfèrent les vidéos d’influenceurs aux livres blancs pour prendre des décisions de trading

VICTORIA, Seychelles, 03 nov. 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, la principale bourse de cryptomonnaie et société Web3, a lancé une campagne pour célébrer le 16e anniversaire du livre blanc de Bitcoin, autour d’un thème captivant, à savoir « Qui lit encore des livres blancs ? ». Cette initiative vise à enflammer les esprits au sein de la communauté crypto sur le rôle actuel des livres blancs dans les projets blockchain et les décisions d’investissement. Elle s’articule autour de la publication du document fondateur de Satoshi Nakamoto et représente une occasion de se pencher sur la perception des livres blancs et leur influence sur les stratégies d’investissement et l’évaluation des projets.

Les données d’enquête recueillies par Bitget fournissent un éclairage sur les opinions actuelles de la communauté crypto envers les livres blancs. Parmi les quelque 5 923 participants interrogés, 92,28 % des sondés ont déclaré consulter systématiquement le livre blanc d’un projet avant de négocier son jeton, ce qui indique que la documentation technique reste clé pour la plupart des utilisateurs. En outre, 99,43 % des répondants considèrent encore les livres blancs comme nécessaires, et soulignent leur importance dans l’évaluation de la crédibilité d’un projet et la définition de ses principes fondamentaux.

Cependant, l’enquête a également révélé que les leaders d’opinion clés jouent un rôle prédominant dans l’influence des décisions de trading. Parmi les sondés, 86,51 % affirment ne pas toujours consulter les livres blancs et s’appuient sur les recommandations des leaders d’opinion, tandis qu’un faible pourcentage seulement fait appel à des instituts de recherche ou à des réseaux privés. Ce constat révèle une tendance croissante où les opinions des influenceurs commencent à rivaliser avec les évaluations reposant sur les livres blancs, ce qui reflète des évolutions plus profondes dans la manière dont l’information est consommée et valorisée dans l’espace crypto.

Au fil du temps, les livres blancs ont été considérés comme des documents clés pour comprendre les objectifs techniques et stratégiques des projets blockchain. Cependant, avec l’essor du secteur des cryptomonnaies, un débat grandissant se développe, portant sur la question de savoir si ces documents constituent toujours des outils clés pour les investisseurs, ou s’ils sont rendus obsolètes par d’autres méthodes d’évaluation.
La recherche de Bitget, appuyée par des enquêtes et des consultations avec des experts du secteur, révèle tout un éventail d’opinions. Certains participants continuent de considérer les livres blancs comme essentiels à la compréhension des fondements et des objectifs à long terme d’un projet. D’autres soutiennent que l’émergence de nouveaux indicateurs d’évaluation, comme les tendances du marché, la performance des projets et les équipes de développement réduisent la dépendance aux livres blancs, les applications concrètes et les cas d’école prenant le dessus.

Les éclairages recueillis lors de ces débats pointent vers un changement dans la manière dont la communauté crypto aborde l’évaluation des projets. En ouvrant une plateforme d’échange, Bitget incite utilisateurs et professionnels à repenser les outils et les ressources utilisés pour évaluer les projets blockchain d’aujourd’hui. Articulé autour de la Journée du livre blanc du Bitcoin, cette campagne illustre l’évolution continue du secteur et invite la communauté à envisager l’avenir et considérer de nouvelles approches pour évaluer les innovations les plus prometteuses du secteur.

Pour en savoir plus sur la Journée du livre blanc du Bitcoin, consultez notre tweet ici.

À propos de Bitget

Fondée en 2018, Bitget est la première bourse de cryptomonnaies et société Web3 au monde. Au service de plus de 45 millions d’utilisateurs répartis dans plus de 150 pays et régions, la bourse Bitget s’engage à aider les utilisateurs à trader plus intelligemment grâce à sa fonctionnalité révolutionnaire de copy trading et ses autres solutions de trading, tout en fournissant un accès en temps réel aux prix de Bitcoin, d’Ethereum et d’autres cryptomonnaies. Anciennement connu sous le nom de BitKeep, Bitget Wallet est un portefeuille cryptographique multi–chaînes de classe mondiale qui offre une gamme complète de solutions et de fonctionnalités Web3, et notamment des fonctionnalités de portefeuille, d’échange de jetons, de marché NFT, de navigateur DApp, entre autres.

Bitget est le fer de lance de l’adoption des cryptomonnaies grâce à des partenariats stratégiques, comme en témoigne son rôle de Partenaire crypto officiel de la meilleure ligue de football au monde, LA LIGA, sur les marchés de l’EST, de l’ASEAN et de l’Amérique Latine, ainsi qu’en tant que partenaire mondial des athlètes olympiques turcs Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu (champion du monde de lutte), Samet Gümüş (médaille d’or de boxe) et İlkin Aydın (équipe nationale de volley–ball). Bidget a pour vocation d’inciter la population mondiale à adopter les cryptomonnaies, symboles d’avenir.

Mise en garde sur les risques : Les prix des actifs numériques peuvent fluctuer et connaître une certaine volatilité. Investissez uniquement la somme que vous pouvez vous permettre de perdre. La valeur de votre investissement peut être affectée et il est possible que vous n’atteigniez pas vos objectifs financiers ou que vous ne parveniez pas à récupérer votre investissement principal. Nous vous encourageons à toujours solliciter les conseils d’un spécialiste financier indépendant et à tenir compte de votre expérience et de votre situation financière. Les performances passées ne constituent pas un indicateur fiable des résultats futurs. Bitget ne sera en aucun cas responsable des pertes que vous pourriez subir. Nulle disposition des présentes ne saurait être interprétée comme un conseil d’ordre financier.

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Umfrage von Bitget zeigt partielle Nutzerpräferenz von Influencer-Videos gegenüber Whitepapers zum Treffen von Handelsentscheidungen

VICTORIA, Seychellen, Nov. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, die führende Kryptowährungsbörse und Web3–Firma, hat eine Kampagne zur Feier des 16. Bitcoin–Whitepaper–Tages mit dem schillernden Thema „Wer liest noch Whitepapers?“ gestartet. Diese Initiative soll innerhalb der Krypto–Community Gespräche über die aktuelle Rolle von Whitepapers bei Blockchain–Projekten und Investitionsentscheidungen anregen. Die Veranstaltung wird rund um die Veröffentlichung des Gründungsdokuments von Satoshi Nakamoto organisiert und bietet die Gelegenheit, die Wahrnehmung von Whitepapers zu überdenken und zu prüfen, ob sie noch immer so einflussreich sind, wie sie es einst waren, wenn es um Investitionsstrategien und Projektbewertungen ging.

Die von Bitget gesammelten Umfragedaten geben einen Einblick in die aktuellen Ansichten der Krypto–Community zu Whitepapers. Von den 5.923 befragten Teilnehmern gaben überwältigende 92,28 % an, dass sie immer das Whitepaper eines Projekts lesen, bevor sie mit dem Token handeln, was zeigt, dass die technische Dokumentation für die meisten Nutzer nach wie vor von entscheidender Bedeutung ist. Darüber hinaus halten 99,43 % der Befragten Whitepapers nach wie vor für notwendig und betonen, dass sie nach wie vor wichtig sind, um die Glaubwürdigkeit eines Projekts zu belegen und seine Grundprinzipien zu erläutern.

Die Umfrage ergab jedoch auch, dass wichtige Meinungsführer (Key Opinion Leaders, KOLs) eine dominante Rolle bei der Beeinflussung von Handelsentscheidungen spielen. Von den Teilnehmern, die nicht immer Whitepapers lesen, verlassen sich 86,51 % auf Empfehlungen von Fachleuten, während nur ein kleiner Prozentsatz auf Forschungseinrichtungen oder persönliche Netzwerke zurückgreift. Dies unterstreicht einen zunehmenden Trend, bei dem von Influencern vermittelte Erkenntnisse mit Whitepaper–basierten Bewertungen zu konkurrieren beginnen, was einen allgemeinen Wandel in der Art und Weise widerspiegelt, wie Informationen im Kryptobereich konsumiert werden und wie man ihnen vertraut.

Im Laufe der Jahre wurden Whitepapers als wichtige Dokumente zum Verständnis der technischen und strategischen Absichten von Blockchain–Projekten angesehen. Angesichts der rasanten Entwicklungen im Kryptobereich wird jedoch zunehmend darüber diskutiert, ob diese Dokumente immer noch ein wichtiges Instrument für Anleger sind oder ob alternative Bewertungsmethoden Vorrang haben.
Die von Bitget durchgeführten Untersuchungen, die sich auf Umfragen und Konsultationen mit Brancheninsidern stützen, zeigen ein breites Meinungsspektrum. Einige Teilnehmer halten Whitepapers nach wie vor für unerlässlich, um die Grundlagen und langfristigen Ziele eines Projekts zu verstehen. Andere argumentieren, dass das Aufkommen neuer Bewertungsmetriken wie Markttrends, Projektleistung und Entwicklungsteams die Abhängigkeit von Whitepapers verringert hat und reale Anwendungen und Anwendungsfälle in den Mittelpunkt rücken.

Die Erkenntnisse aus diesen Diskussionen deuten auf einen Wandel in der Art und Weise hin, wie die Krypto–Community an die Projektevaluierung herangeht. Durch die Schaffung einer Plattform für diesen Diskurs regt Bitget Nutzer und Fachleute gleichermaßen dazu an, die heute bei der Bewertung von Blockchain–Projekten verwendeten Tools und Ressourcen zu überdenken. Unter dem Motto „Bitcoin Whitepaper Day“ zeigt diese Kampagne die laufenden Veränderungen in der Branche auf und lädt die Community ein, einen Blick in die Zukunft zu werfen und neue Ansätze zur Bewertung der vielversprechendsten Innovationen der Branche in Betracht zu ziehen.

Um mehr über den Bitcoin Whitepaper Day zu erfahren, lesen Sie unseren Tweet hier.

Über Bitget

Bitget wurde 2018 gegründet und ist die weltweit führende Kryptowährungsbörse und Web3–Firma. Mit über 45 Millionen Nutzern in mehr als 150 Ländern und Regionen hat sich die Bitget–Börse dazu verpflichtet, den Nutzern mit ihrer bahnbrechenden Copy–Trading–Funktion und anderen Handelslösungen zu helfen, intelligenter zu handeln, und bietet gleichzeitig Echtzeit–Zugang zu Bitcoin–Kurs, Ethereum–Kurs und anderen Kryptowährungspreisen. Das ehemals unter dem Namen BitKeep bekannte Bitget Wallet ist eine erstklassige Multichain–Krypto–Wallet, die eine Reihe umfassender Web3–Lösungen und –Funktionen, darunter Wallet–Funktionen, Token Swap, NFT Marketplace, DApp–Browser und mehr, bietet.

Bitget steht an vorderster Front, wenn es darum geht, die Akzeptanz von Kryptowährungen durch strategische Partnerschaften voranzutreiben, wie z.B. als offizieller Krypto–Partner der weltbesten Fußball–Liga LALIGA für den OST–, SEA– und LATAM–Markt, sowie als globaler Partner der türkischen Nationalsportler Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu (Weltmeister im Ringen), Samet Gümüş (Goldmedaillengewinner im Boxen) und İlkin Aydın (Volleyball–Nationalmannschaft), um die globale Gemeinschaft zu inspirieren, Teil der Zukunft der Kryptowährung zu werden.

Risikowarnung: Die Preise für digitale Vermögenswerte können schwanken und Kursschwankungen unterliegen. Investieren Sie nur das, was Sie sich leisten können zu verlieren. Der Wert Ihrer Anlage kann beeinträchtigt werden, und es ist möglich, dass Sie Ihre finanziellen Ziele nicht erreichen oder Ihren Kapitaleinsatz nicht zurückerhalten können. Sie sollten immer eine unabhängige Finanzberatung in Anspruch nehmen und Ihre eigene finanzielle Erfahrung und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit berücksichtigen. Die Ergebnisse der Vergangenheit sind kein verlässlicher Maßstab für künftige Ergebnisse. Bitget haftet nicht für etwaige Verluste, die Sie erleiden. Nichts in dieser Pressemitteilung ist als Finanzberatung zu verstehen.

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COP16 Delivers on Indigenous Peoples, Digital Sequencing, But Fails on Finance

An image of an indigenous woman at the Plenary in session at COP16 which took a historic decision on the indigenous peoples and local communities. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS

By Stella Paul
CALI, Columbia, Nov 3 2024 – The curtains fell on the 16th Conference of the Parties of UN Biodiversity (COP16) on Sunday without any formal closing. In a voice message, David Ainsworth, the Communications Director of the UNCBD, confirmed that the COP was suspended due to a lack of quorum in the plenary and would be resumed sometime later. However, before being suspended, the parties managed to adopt a historic decision to open the door for Indigenous Peoples (IPS) and local communities (LCs) to influence the global plan to halt the destruction of biodiversity.

A Watershed Moment for IPLC

On Saturday night, after hours of last-minute negotiations at several closed-door meetings among parties, COP negotiators agreed to create a permanent subsidiary body under Article 8j of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) that would allow indigenous and local communities (IPLCs) direct participation in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. As reported by IPS previously, article 8j had been the subject of one of the most intense negotiations in the COP, with thousands of indigenous activists demanding it while also drawing opposition from a few countries, including Indonesia and Russia.

However, after several rounds of meetings facilitated by the COP16 host Colombia, the warring countries were finally brought to a consensus and the proposal to establish a permanent subsidiary body in the CBP on IPLCs was finally adopted unanimously. Also, for the first time in the history of the CBD COP, indigenous peoples of African descent in Colombia had been recognized for their role in biodiversity conservation, paving the way for them to participate in all processes related to IPLCs under COP and KMGBF.

“This is a watershed moment in the history of multilateral environmental agreements,” said Jennifer Corpuz, leader of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB), an umbrella organization of Indigenous Peoples and local communities from 7 global regions organized around the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to coordinate indigenous strategies on biodiversity.

An image of an indigenous woman at the Plenary in session at COP16 which took a historic decision on the indigenous peoples and local communities. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS

Corpuz, who had spearheaded the IIFB negotiations on 8J all through the COP, further said that establishment of the Permanent Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) would not only enable strong partnerships between governments, Indigenous Peoples and local communities and funders but also provide a high-level platform to further highlight the contributions of IPs and LCs to protection of the planet and share learnings.

Currently, the IPLC-related discussions are held under an open-ended Working Group. The decisions of this group are not binding and there is no mandate on how often this group should meet. However, after the subsidiary body’s creation, this working group is no longer needed and can be disbanded. Corpuz revealed that Colombia is most likely to be the host of the first subsidiary body meeting, expected to take place in about a year from now—around October or November 2025.

Hopes Raised by a New DSI Fund

Agreement on a new, multilateral framework on Digital Sequencing Information (DSI) was also reached at COP16 on Saturday.

The framework—to be known as the CaliFund—will channel funding and address how the benefits derived from the use of genetic data, particularly in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agricultural companies, should be shared with the countries, indigenous communities and stakeholders that provide these resources. The adopted text on this includes strong language such as companies should pay rather than being encouraged to and specifies that 50 percent of the money coming to the DSI fund will be directly going to Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

However, no decisions were taken on the exact percentage of the profits that the companies will have to pay and who would be the other stakeholders eligible to access the fund.

National Biodiversity Action Plans

In a pre-COP interview to IPS, Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the UNCBD, said that all parties were expected to submit their revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) at COP16. However, on the final day of the COP, only 44 countries had submitted their NBSAPs. The long list of countries that did not submit includes the UK and Brazil.

At the launch event of their NBSAP, Indian Minister of State for Environment, Kirti Vardhan Singh, said that India was ready to help others, especially the neighboring countries, to develop and submit their own NBSAPs.

“We do believe in neighbors first policy and the policy of ‘one earth, one family’ and are always ready to share our expertise with the neighbors; however, the request must come from their side, Singh told IPS.

Gender: A Free Tool to Measure Progress

Gender mainstreaming—the focus of KMGBF’s Article 23 was not on the main agenda of COP16, and parties did not have a mandate to discuss their plans on implementing it.

However, Women4Biodiversity—the group that represents all NGOs working on biodiversity and women—announced on October 31 that they had co-developed with UNEP-WCMC an indicator for the countries to adopt and use to implement target 23 of the KMGBF.

Explaining further, Mrinalini Rai, head of Women4Biodiversity, said that the indicator includes a questionnaire with multiple choice answers. Questions are organized under the three expected outcomes from the Gender Plan of Action and the wording closely corresponds to the indicative actions in the Gender Plan of Action. Each answer falls under a category representing the level of progress. Answers are then aggregated and summarized as a quantitative measure (index) to provide a measure of progress over time

All countries that signed the KMGBF have to report on the progress of its implementation in 2026, when the Biodiversity Global Stocktake will take place. The indicator could especially help Parties to prepare for that reporting since it is developed to track and report on their actions towards ensuring the gender-responsive implementation of the KMGB.

“We have taken a long time and invested a lot of efforts to co-develop this methodology. We also have held extensive consultations with several countries and 19 of them held a test run of the indicator. They then shared their feedback, and we revised the indicator based on that. So, it’s a tried and tested tool that any country can use,” Rai said.

Finance and Monitoring and a Suspended COP

While a couple of new financial contributions were pledged to the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund during the COP, USD 51.7 million by private donors and USD 163 million by 12 donor countries, the target of raising USD 20 billion by a year remained a goal as distant as ever.

On Saturday night, there was a clear divide between the developing and the developed countries, mainly the European Union. The developing countries demanded that the COP adopt a plan for meeting the USD 20 billion by 2025 and hold donors to account. They argued that this was crucial for them, as the majority of the countries in the global south could not start implementing their biodiversity action plans without money. However, this was vehemently opposed by EU delegates who did not want the official document to include any language related to accountability.

The north-south divide also became prominent when African countries complained that their concerns and voices were being sidelined on the crucial issue of the monitoring framework.

Speaking on behalf of the African Union, the delegate from Namibia alleged that the COP had failed to consult African parties in developing indicators for implementation of the KMGBF: “We would like to put it on record that throughout the contact groups and beyond, we have signaled our willingness to engage in discussions and find convergence; however, Africa was not informed nor invited to the discussion on a compromise that was presented in the CG but that never considered the African group’s position with its 55 countries.”

As both groups refused to move from their positions and some parties also spoke without following the procedure of the UN process, the COP presidency finally announced that the conference was being suspended for now.

Melissa Wright, of Bloomberg Philanthropies, which had previously pledged to donate USD 20 million to conserve marine biodiversity, said the deadlock was “deeply concerning.”

“It is deeply concerning that consensus was not reached on key issues, including finance. The clock is ticking.”

However, Susana Muhamad, the president of COP16, called the conference a success.

“COP16 has been a transformative event,” said Muhamad while admitting that disagreements on the financial strategy and the monitoring framework remained a future challenge. “

This leaves some challenges for the Convention, and it is time to start addressing them, but the discussion there was always very polarized and continued to be so,” she said.

COP17: Armenia Wins

On October 31, delegates voted for Armenia to host the next biodiversity COP (COP17). Armenia and Azerbaijan were the two contenders and during the voting, Armenia received 65 votes out of 123 cast in a secret ballot, while 58 were cast in favor of Azerbaijan, Muhamad announced.
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