World Leaders Agree to Plan That Will Protect 30% of Earth by 2030
World Leaders Agree , to Plan That Will Protect , 30% of Earth by 2030.
On December 19, world leaders at the COP15
United Nations Biodiversity Conference agreed to protect
and restore 30% of our planet's land and water by 2030.
On December 19, world leaders at the COP15
United Nations Biodiversity Conference agreed to protect
and restore 30% of our planet's land and water by 2030.
'Time' reports that wealthy nations
committed to invest an estimated $30 billion
a year through 2030 to a new biodiversity fund.
The agreement comes after two weeks
of negotiations that included heated
debate over funding and transparency. .
After four years of work, we have
now reach[ed] the end of our journey, Huang Runqiu, COP15’s president, via 'Time'.
Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment
minister, compared the deal to
the United Nation's Paris agreement.
Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment
minister, compared the deal to
the United Nation's Paris agreement.
It is truly a moment that will mark
history as Paris did for climate, Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment minister, via 'Time'.
'Time' reports that hundreds of leaders
from investment institutions, banks
and businesses attended the event.
Debate was heated on whether businesses should
be required to disclose their reliance on natural
systems and their impact on those systems.
While nations agreed to "ensure" their companies
be transparent with regulators, investors and the public,
the word "mandatory" was removed from the final agreement.
An agreement with 196 parties
implies compromises and things that
we do not have completely. What was
essential [is] we have this base now, Christophe Bechu, France’s minister
for the ecology transition, via 'Time'
On December 19, world leaders at the COP15
United Nations Biodiversity Conference agreed to protect
and restore 30% of our planet's land and water by 2030.
On December 19, world leaders at the COP15
United Nations Biodiversity Conference agreed to protect
and restore 30% of our planet's land and water by 2030.
'Time' reports that wealthy nations
committed to invest an estimated $30 billion
a year through 2030 to a new biodiversity fund.
The agreement comes after two weeks
of negotiations that included heated
debate over funding and transparency. .
After four years of work, we have
now reach[ed] the end of our journey, Huang Runqiu, COP15’s president, via 'Time'.
Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment
minister, compared the deal to
the United Nation's Paris agreement.
Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment
minister, compared the deal to
the United Nation's Paris agreement.
It is truly a moment that will mark
history as Paris did for climate, Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment minister, via 'Time'.
'Time' reports that hundreds of leaders
from investment institutions, banks
and businesses attended the event.
Debate was heated on whether businesses should
be required to disclose their reliance on natural
systems and their impact on those systems.
While nations agreed to "ensure" their companies
be transparent with regulators, investors and the public,
the word "mandatory" was removed from the final agreement.
An agreement with 196 parties
implies compromises and things that
we do not have completely. What was
essential [is] we have this base now, Christophe Bechu, France’s minister
for the ecology transition, via 'Time'