Parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) voted in Colombia for its next Conference of Parties (COP), in 2026, to be held in Armenia -- which had vied for the privilege with foe Azerbaijan. Armenia won with 65 votes out of 123 cast in a secret ballot at the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the CBD as it was winding down in the city of Cali, the meeting's president Susana Muhamad announced. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES