Global Biological Diversity Meeting
Monday, December 19, 2022
Worldwide, biodiversity is declining and the quality of nature is deteriorating. Most of the biodiversity goals that countries within the United Nations had agreed for 2020 have therefore not been achieved. Although there are some exceptions, such as the biodiversity target of protecting 17% of the world's land area. That is the conclusion of IPBES in 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem.
However, the IPBES report also has a positive message. Alternative development paths in which nature is protected, restored and used sustainably are possible. At the same time, these pathways contribute to achieving other sustainable development goals such as adapting to climate change, increasing food security and ensuring healthy cities and clean water. However, these developments are only possible if there are transformations in economic, social, political and technological systems to address the root causes of biodiversity loss.
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