Will governments finally take action to halt the devastating biodiversity crisis at the COP15 meeting in Kunming, China, in April?
AS THE world examines the outcome of the COP26 climate summit, spare a thought for conservationists trying to protect the planet’s natural riches. A landmark UN biodiversity summit has been postponed three times because of the pandemic and now won’t be held in person in China until April, after a first session was held virtually last October.
“I’m really hopeful that what’s adopted in Kunming will help move the needle on biodiversity,” says Susan Lieberman at the Wildlife Conservation Society, referring to the Chinese city where the COP15 biodiversity summit will be hosted.Chief among the possible outcomes is a pledge to designate 30 per cent of land and oceans a protected area by 2030, building on the 2020 pledge to protect 17 per cent of land and 10 per cent of the oceans.
Negotiations were set to continue in January in Geneva, Switzerland, but were postponed to March due to the omicron coronavirus variant. Following in the tailwind of the Glasgow Climate Pact agreed at COP26, there will be pressure for governments to align their action on biodiversity and climate change.
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