❗️❗️❗️ Proposal from Chinese presidency @UNBiodiversity #COP15 is very good. I would approved it without further changes. cbd.int/doc/c/7a5e/1d9…
It retains much of the original ambition, and particularly the parts that I felt were more solid and important. Such as the "all areas" in Target 1 under integrated spatial planning.
Ambitious restoration (Target 2), protected area (Target 3) and endangered species (Target 4) targets. And ambitious Target 10 on agriculture that still recognises the need for sustainable intensification in some areas.
Particularly glad to see monitoring mentioned in several targets, particularly Target 20 and 21. This is a huge win for the multi-year efforts of @GEOBON_org to raise the importance of biodiversity monitoring.
And yes, it would be nice to have some (quantitative) milestones for 2030 (now missing), but I think the main issue now is to move towards the implementation of these targets. I would leave these for the national plans and an eventual mid-term review by 2026 or so.
Fingers crossed now that the plenary will approve this!
And did I mention Target 19a)? 30 billion Dollars (the currency choice is unfortunate for obvious reasons) annually of financial flows from developed to developing nations. That’s really good news.
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