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UN chief urges nations to end 'war on nature'
UN chief warns global biodiversity targets are off track as nations fail to protect 30% of land and oceans by 2030.
In brief
UN chief warns global biodiversity targets are off track as nations fail to protect 30% of land and oceans by 2030. UN chief says countries are failing to meet 2030 biodiversity goals including protecting 30% of land and oceans, urging faster action before COP17. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
UN chief warns biodiversity targets lagging
UN chief Antonio Guterres says the 'war on nature has not yet ended' as countries fail to meet 2030 biodiversity goals.
“The war on nature has not yet ended”
200 nations join Paris Agreement for Nature
Nearly 200 countries joined the Paris Agreement for Nature four years ago but have been slow to act on its objectives.
2030 biodiversity targets off track
Countries are failing to protect 30% of land and oceans, cut pollution, and reduce harmful subsidies by 2030.
COP17 in Armenia next week
Governments will assess progress toward 2030 biodiversity goals at UN talks in Armenia starting Oct 19.
Nature funding gap
For every dollar invested in nature, about $30 goes into activities that degrade it, according to UN figures.
What matters most
UN chief says countries are failing to meet 2030 biodiversity goals including protecting 30% of land and oceans, urging faster action before COP17.
