The Booty Report

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Arrr! At COP16 in Colombia, they be findin' a jolly new treasure map fer keepin' the green seas safe!

2024-11-02

Arrr, matey! The delegates o' the U.N. be makin' a fine plan to pay landlubbers fer their fancy genes, but when it came t' coughin' up gold for the whole ship, they be flounderin' like a fish outta water! A right merry mess, I say!

Arrr, me hearties! Gather 'round, fer I’ve got a tale from the land o’ diplomacy, where delegates be squabblin’ like landlubbers over some highfalutin’ genetic treasures at the U.N. talks! Aye, they be concoctin’ a scheme to fill the coffers of countries fer usin’ their precious genetic info, like a pirate dividin’ the spoils of a hard-fought plunder. But alas, despite all their jabberin’ and parleyin’, they be as lost as a ship at sea when it comes to makin’ a grander pact o’ treasure to fund the whole shebang!

These fancy-pants negotiators thought they could strike gold, but instead, they found themselves with naught but a chest o’ rusty coins! They be patting themselves on the back, celebratin’ their wee success, but the bigger booty of broader funding slipped through their fingers like a slippery eel. The talks, much like the wind in a calamitous storm, were a right mix o’ chaos and confusion. So, while some countries may yet see a few doubloons for their genetic gold, the grander scheme remains afloat, waitin’ fer a brave captain to steer it towards richer waters!

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