As the COP16 environmental summit in Colombia approaches, Sweden's Climate and Environment Minister, Romina Pourmokhtari, faces criticism for the country's lack of concrete action plans to protect biodiversity.

Despite international ambitions, Sweden has yet to submit a national biodiversity strategy, lagging behind other nations.

Pourmokhtari acknowledges the challenges, citing issues like bottom trawling in protected areas as problematic.

Critics, including environmental organizations, argue that Sweden's domestic policies, such as reduced funding for nature protection, contradict its international commitments.

The summit aims to address the global biodiversity crisis, with one million species at risk, and seeks to implement the Kunming-Montreal framework to protect 30% of the planet's land and sea by 2030.