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When world leaders gathered virtually for a UN conference on biodiversity last month in the Chinese city of Kunming, one country was conspicuously missing from the event.
When world leaders gathered virtually for a UN conference on biodiversity last month in the Chinese city of Kunming, one country was conspicuously missing from the event.
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, a Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis.
As President Joe Biden moves quickly to reinstate the full slate of environmental policies weakened by former President Donald Trump, including the landmark Migratory Bird Treaty Act, he’s signaling that climate change and biodiversity loss are now major priorities for the US.
Earlier this month, the Interior Department also launched a campaign to conserve 30 percent of US land and water by 2030, joining more than 50 other countries that have committed to that goal. Biden is pursuing the target, known as 30 by 30, alongside a new and more ambitious commitment to cut carbon dioxide emissions.