Counting on … day 1.184

2nd October 2023

It is now 9 months since the Biodiversity COP15 that took place in Montreal. Its call to “take urgent action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss” by 2030 was a closely fought but positive outcome. One of  the targets sets the goal that by 2030 at least 30% of habitats should be protected, which is significantly more than what is currently protected – 17% of land and 10% of marine areas, across the globe. (1) 

To achieve will involve not just governments, but businesses, local authorities, farmers and landowners, and we, the public, through out support of wildlife charities and projects.

(1) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/20/cop15-montreal-did-it-deliver-for-natural-world-aoe?utm_term=64256bb9d4f54d3271076a78f8c14e49&utm_campaign=DownToEarth&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=greenlight_email