COP15 witnesses historic agreement on biodiversity in Montreal

• Published date: 19 December 2022
• Publication title: Daily News Egypt

Nearly 200 nations of the world agreed on Monday on a historic package of measures deemed critical to addressing the dangerous loss of biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystems.Convened under UN auspices, chaired by China, and hosted by Canada, the 15th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework" (GBF), including four goals and 23 targets for achievement by 2030.After more than four years of difficult negotiations and ten days and a night of diplomatic marathon, nearly 200 countries reached an agreement under the auspices of COP15 President China, despite opposition from the Democratic Republic of the Congo( DRC).

The Treaty of Peace with Nature, officially known as the Kunming-Montreal Agreement, aims to protect land, oceans and species from pollution, degradation and the climate crisis.The countries agreed on a road map that includes, among other goals, the protection of 30% of the planet by 2030, and the allocation of $30 billion in annual aid to developing countries in their conservation efforts.

The agreement has been adopted," said Huang Rongqiu, China's president of the congress, during the plenary session, before announcing the...