Almost a third of the world’s land and oceans, from peat bogs to coral reefs, are set to be protected by the end of the decade under a new landmark global treaty for nature.
Huang Runqiu, president of COP15, and Steven Guilbeault, Canadian environment minister, at a press conferenceAlmost a third of the world’s land and oceans, from peat bogs to coral reefs, is set to be protected by the end of the decade under a new landmark global treaty for nature., sets out four global goals and 23 targets all designed to “halt and reverse biodiversity loss” by 2030.
A compromise text, released by China on 18 November in its role as president of the talks, formed the basis for the final agreement. The gavel was brought down on the agreement shortly after 3:30am, despite objections from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “We have taken a great step forward in history today,” Canada’s environment minister, Steven Guilbeault, told the plenary meeting.But despite the progress made, many will leave Montreal deeply unhappy with the level of ambition in the agreement.
There are also serious concerns that there isn’t enough in the agreement to guarantee countries will live up to their promises.– set in Aichi, Japan, in 2010 – were fully achieved. Going into COP15, it was promised that this next round of ambition would see measurable, quantifiable goals in place and a clear mechanism to hold countries to account for failing to meet them.
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