World’s Oceans and Land Must be Protected By this Decade-UN Draft Agreement on Nature

To stop and reverse biodiversity decline which is putting human survival in danger zone, a Paris-style draft agreement has been made by UN which orders that every nation should protect a third of the world’s oceans and land by the end of the decade.
The proposal sets a 10 years target to every nation for the conservation and restoration of ecosystems and wildlife that perform crucial services for humans.
Scientist have already described that humans are heading toward the sixth mass extinction event in Earth’s history.
The text, drafted by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, is expected to be adopted by governments in October at a crucial UN summit in the Chinese city of Kunming.
Measuring the previous decade result, it shows that countries largely failed to meet targets which was agreed in Aichi, Japan, in 2010.
The agreement also aims to introduce controls on invasive species and reduce pollution from plastic waste and excess nutrients by 50% with commitment to protect at least 30% of the planet.
Environmental campaigners over the world cordially welcomed the new draft agreement.
The director of Campaign for Nature, Brian O’Donnell, said: “Today’s draft shows that countries are listening and that they recognize the increasingly important role that protecting land and water must play in confronting climate change, preventing wildlife extinctions, and supporting people and local communities. This is a very encouraging first step.”
“Much work remains to be done in the coming months to ensure that the rights of indigenous people are advanced, and bold conservation and finance targets are included in the final agreement,” he added.
The draft document also aims to promote the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in decision-making about biodiversity by 2030.
Enric Sala, explorer-in-residence at National Geographic, and co-author of the Global Deal for Nature, said “If adopted, this target could achieve what our children have been calling on governments to do – listen to the science. If we are to stay below 1.5C (2.7F), prevent the extinction of 1 million species and the collapse of our life support system, we need to protect our intact wilderness, and ensure at least 30% of our land and oceans are protected by 2030.”
“But this is the floor, not the ceiling. Now every government on Earth must get behind this bold mission and drive through a global agreement for nature this year,” he added.
In May, the world’s leading scientists warned that nature is being destroyed at a rate up to hundreds of times higher than the average for the previous 10 million years, due to human activity.
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