Hospitality Net
April 20, 2022
For greater context, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was originally signed by 150 government leaders at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, committing a dedication to promoting sustainable development and recognizing humanity's reliance on biological diversity. The UN Biodiversity Conference serves to address the CBD and the main objective of the conference now is to adopt the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. The first session of the 2020 UN Biodiversity Conference took place in October 2021 and the second session will resume at the end of this month (April 2022). There is increasing global momentum organizing around a rallying cry to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030, a rapidly approaching deadline.
Many intergovernmental coalitions have aligned in support of the 30x30 mission. Campaign for Naturetracks the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, the Global Ocean Alliance, Leaders Pledge for Nature, and the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York witnessed public support from over 100 countries. Civil society, nonprofits, scientists, athletes have also come together to raise their voices for our shared blue planet, WSL's We Are One Ocean is one example of a nongovernmental coalition voicing support for 30x30. Countries have individually begun to implement 30x30 through legislation at the national and local level. In the U.S., Biden began his presidency with an Executive Order to protect at least 30% of land and 30% of ocean areas by 2030, and state and local actionin the U.S. has also been underway.