The world is lagging behind from the goal of protecting 30% of nature by 2030

The world is lagging behind from the goal of protecting 30% of nature by 2030

🔸A new study shows that governments are far from the UN-set goal of protecting at least 30% of the world’s land, inland waters, and marine areas by 2030, and that even fully carrying out current commitments will not be enough to reach this target.

🔸According to the research, published on Wednesday, the first of Mehr, currently about 20% of the land and only 10% of the world’s marine areas are under official protection.

🔸Nearly 200 countries agreed in 2022, by approving the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, with the so-called “30 by 30” goal that by 2030 at least 30% of land and inland waters and 30% of the world’s coastal and marine areas must be effectively conserved and managed.

🔸Based on research by several environmental organizations, since the adoption of this agreement, about 1.3 million square kilometers have been added to terrestrial protected areas, and six million square kilometers to marine areas under protection.

🔸However, the researchers say that even if governments implement all the commitments they have made so far, by 2030 only about 26% of the world’s land and inland waters and 12% of its marine ecosystems will be under protection.

🔸These findings are consistent with assessments by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. A draft of the Global Framework Implementation Report under Kunming-Montreal has warned that without accelerating countries’ actions, the 2030 targets will not be met.

🔸The executive secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity said that although progress has been made, this progress is “uneven” and does not match the necessary speed and scale for achieving the framework’s 23 targets.

🔸Read the full version of this report on the Radio Farda website.