There is strong support for the global 30–30 target on biodiversity, which means that one-third of the Earth’s surface should be protected by 2030.
There is strong support for the global 30–30 target on biodiversity, which means that one-third of the Earth’s surface should be protected by 2030. This is shown in a study from the University of Gothenburg that measured public opinion in eight countries on five continents.
The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is the international agreement on biodiversity that a majority of the world’s countries adopted at the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15 in Montreal in 2022. One of the targets in the agreement is known as the “30–30 target,” which stipulates that 30 percent of the world’s land, oceans, and waterways should be protected by 2030, in order to preserve valuable ecosystems and reduce the extinction of species and habitats.
“It is one of the most ambitious environmental agreements ever negotiated and is sometimes called the “Paris Agreement for nature,” since it carries a similar symbolic and practical weight for biodiversity as the Paris Agreement does for climate. Our research shows that there is broad support for achieving this target”, says Patrik Michaelsen, postdoctoral researcher in political science.
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