As negotiations at a crucial UN conference on biodiversity are underway, the world is awaiting an ambitious roadmap to protect nature and halt biodiversity loss.
The central pledge of a planned new global nature pact to protect 30 percent of the planet’s land and seas is in doubt, with some biodiversity-rich nations refusing to commit because of jitters over funding and implementation, officials have said.
A coalition of about 70 countries including wealthy G7 governments have promised to conserve at least 30 percent of their land and oceans by 2030, a pledge known as 30x30, to help curb climate change and the loss of plant and animal species.
The 30x30 goal is part of a draft global treaty to safeguard plants, animals and