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Big pharma accused of ‘free-riding on nature’ as global fund attracts just $7,000
<p>The Cali Fund, set up to raise $1bn a year for biodiversity from drug companies, remains near empty</p><p>Big pharmaceutical companies have been accused of “free-riding on nature”, after a landmark biodiversity fund that invites businesses to put some of their profits back into conservation was left virtually empty.</p><p><a href="https://thecalifund.org/">The Cali Fund</a> set out to raise $1bn (£750m) annually, by asking companies that profit from nature’s genetics to contribute towards conservation in low-income countries. But more than 18 months after the fund was launched, it remains far below this target.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/22/cop17-cali-conservation-fund-pharmaceutical-freeriding-nature-aoe">Continue reading...</a>
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