The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) begins Monday in Davos. This year’s theme is Cooperation in a Fragmented World, which captures the crucial point that collaborative solutions are needed if we are to mitigate the critical global risks we are currently facing.

The 15th conference of the parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity concludes in Montreal today. The conference serves as a biennial convening of global governments to set 10-year goals on conservation and sustainable resource use and to carve a path to mitigate biodiversity loss.