World Leaders Agree to Plan That Will Protect 30% of Earth by 2030

World Leaders Agree , to Plan That Will Protect , 30% of Earth by 2030.

On December 19, world leaders at the COP15 United Nations Biodiversity Conference agreed to protect and restore 30% of our planet's land and water by 2030.

On December 19, world leaders at the COP15 United Nations Biodiversity Conference agreed to protect and restore 30% of our planet's land and water by 2030.

'Time' reports that wealthy nations committed to invest an estimated $30 billion a year through 2030 to a new biodiversity fund.

The agreement comes after two weeks of negotiations that included heated debate over funding and transparency.

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After four years of work, we have now reach[ed] the end of our journey, Huang Runqiu, COP15’s president, via 'Time'.

Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment minister, compared the deal to the United Nation's Paris agreement.

Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment minister, compared the deal to the United Nation's Paris agreement.

It is truly a moment that will mark history as Paris did for climate, Steven Guilbeault, Canada's environment minister, via 'Time'.

'Time' reports that hundreds of leaders from investment institutions, banks and businesses attended the event.

Debate was heated on whether businesses should be required to disclose their reliance on natural systems and their impact on those systems. While nations agreed to "ensure" their companies be transparent with regulators, investors and the public, the word "mandatory" was removed from the final agreement.

An agreement with 196 parties implies compromises and things that we do not have completely.

What was essential [is] we have this base now, Christophe Bechu, France’s minister for the ecology transition, via 'Time'