150 nations met for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal, Canada. They agreed to set four goals and twenty-four 2030 targets to preserve, protect and rebuild global biodiversity, including:
- Protecting 30% of earth’s lands oceans, coastal areas & inland waters
- Reducing harmful annual government subsidies by $500 billion
- Cutting food waste in half
- Mobilizing $200 billion per year in biodiversity-related funding from all sources – public and private
UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) held in Montreal