Kunming Declaration on biodiversity: A show of political will that lacks targets - More than 100 countries pledged to better protect nature at UN biodiversity talks last week
form an unprecedented, connected crisis that poses an “existential threat to our society, our culture, our prosperity and our planet”., which aims to build an “ecological civilisation” for a shared future for all life on Earth, and was adopted by more than 100 countries at the virtual UN biodiversity conference on 13 October. The declaration is the outcome of the high-level segment of part one of COP15 — the 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity .
The declaration stresses that “urgent and integrated action” is needed, for “transformative change, across all sectors of the economy and all parts of society to … shape a future path for nature and people, where biodiversity is conserved and used sustainably”. The CBD said the declaration addresses crucial elements needed for a successful framework, including the mainstreaming of biodiversity across all decision-making, the phasing out of harmful subsidies, strengthening the rule of law, and recognising the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities.
In 2010, the CBD set 20 decade-long targets — the Aichi biodiversity targets — to try to slow, if not halt, the loss of biodiversity until 2020, but
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