Campaigners hail the agreements as hugely significant although some say they don't go far enough, while some African nations are unhappy with elements of the deal
Campaigners hail the agreements as hugely significant although some say they don’t go far enough, while some African nations are unhappy with elements of the deal
Measures also include a pledge to increase the flow of finance to developing nations to care for nature to $20bn by 2025 and at least $30bn by 2030. There are also concerns that the agreement could be difficult to see through, with the US – which has historically been against the deal – continuing to object and African nations such as Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda all voicing anger at the deal.Some of the key details over exactly who will pay – and how much – and to whom to fund the conservation have also still to be worked out.
The global agreement has put the spotlight on the UK, where protections for nature are not nearly as strong as they should be, campaigners warn.the Environment Act “Here in the UK, that also means revisiting the shockingly unambitious Environment Act targets announced last week and scrapping the dangerous Retained EU Law Bill, which could remove legal protections for wildlife and wild places.
Will McCallum, executive director of Greenpeace UK, said governments such as the UK’s which had fought for stronger language within the 30×30 target must lead by example, accusing ministers of weak environmental targets and allowing “destructive” fishing in vulnerable sea areas. “It reflects a shift from a narrow neo-liberal perspective of measuring biodiversity stocks and announcing protected areas, to more a holistic approach working with local communities to support equality and development.”The world spends at least $1.8tn every year on government subsidies, many of them for fossil fuels, that is destroying wildlife and fuelling global warming.
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