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COP16 is a chance for politicians to show they are hearing the science that has been screaming at them – nature is not just an environmental issue, but one that underpins global financial security, future stability, and social health and prosperity. How can they prove it?

There is growing recognition that the new climate finance goal – set to be agreed at COP29 in Azerbaijan – needs to be a lot more ambitious. Climate finance for agrifood systems alone must increase sevenfold to reach even the most conservative estimated needs.

The UN is proposing a ‘roadmap’ for food and farming to end hunger and slash greenhouse gas emissions. While the goals are commendable, are the shifts suggested by the FAO the real deal – or just pie in the sky? Here are five tests.