'A great step forward for history': Nations promise to protect 30% of Earth by 2030

COP15

Countries agree to protect 30% of land and sea, slash environmentally harmful subsidies, and ramp up financing for nature restoration and protection

History was made this morning in a conference room in Montreal, after world governments adopted the most ambitious international commitment on biodiversity conservation ever seen, pledging to protect 30% of the Earth by the end of the decade. The new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, commits countries to deliver "urgent action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss" so as to "put nature on a pathway to recovery" by 2030. The deal was adopted in a plenary that started at 3am on Monday morning, more than seven hours after the meeting's initial start time. MSCI unveils to...