The United Nations organization confirmed today during the 15th Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity that a "trust deficit" is causing tension around the issue of public funding to save nature.

This was stated by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, who joined the talks of the Biodiversity Conference (COP15) held in the city of Montreal this week. The UN official also added that this is because the wealthier countries have failed to fulfill their financial promises to developing countries in the past.

The conference, in which 196 countries participate, is nearing its conclusion without assurance of reaching a new deal.

Perhaps the most important goal of the international conference, which is to protect 30% of terrestrial and marine areas worldwide by 2030, has not yet been agreed upon, as some developing countries and indigenous communities fear being forced to leave lands they have already retained for decades.

Scientists also pointed out that at least one-third of lands and oceans must be protected to allow nature to begin recovering from the violations caused by humanity.

And perhaps the disagreement between rich and developing countries over funding the estimated annual cost of about 700 billion dollars to preserve nature may be the hardest gap to bridge, as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations said: "In recent years, a feeling of distrust has emerged because the financial pledges of rich countries, especially regarding climate action and adaptation, have failed to be fulfilled. Every country must do its utmost to overcome this lack of trust, because allowing the destruction of nature as is happening today will lead to the collapse of humanity."

Also, it is worth noting that the work of the 15th Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity began at the Conference Center in downtown Montreal on December 6 and ends next Monday, December 19. The conference aims to renew the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and end the destruction of ecosystems and wildlife and start restoring them.