UN Biodiversity Conference results in significant commitments for action on biodiversity
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme
Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development
– Pledges and commitments in support of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity made by Business; Cities and Subnational Authorities, IPLCs and Youth;
– Capacity-building strategy agreed for the Convention and its Protocols;
– Protected areas on the land and in the oceans and seas, expanding considerably, with Mexico increasing marine protection to 23 per cent;
– Marine agenda advances with work on marine debris, underwater noise and spatial planning;
– Decisions made on Climate-related Geoengineering, synthetic biology and others.
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