U.N. negotiators began talks Tuesday in Nairobi toward reaching a new global pact for protecting nature and wildlife, after a previous round of talks in March failed to make progress.
With scientists warning that an estimated 1 million species are at risk of extinction, the United Nations is asking countries to designate 30% of their land and sea areas for conservation by 2030.
Already, more than 90 countries, including the United States, have committed to the 30-by-30 target, according to the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People. "Here today and these days, it is imperative that you make significant progress to ensure success at COP15 and thereafter," UNEP Executive Secretary Inger Andersen said during Tuesday’s opening plenary in the Kenyan capital.