Brian O’Donnell, director of the Campaign for Nature, said it was clear that countries were not on track to meet the global 30% commitment, adding that the lack of ambition was linked to a lack of finance from wealthy nations to help others meet the targets, and lack of engagement from world leaders.
More than half the world’s countries have no plans to protect 30% of land and sea for nature, despite committing to a global agreement to do so less than three years ago, new analysis shows.
Finland, a sparsely populated country with a large timber industry, said it was still in the process of finalising its targets, but said achieving 30 by 30 would be extremely challenging.
But as country leaders gather in Rome to conclude Cop16 negotiations to save nature, analysis of countries’ plans by Carbon Brief and the Guardian found that many countries are will fall short.
It included a headline target to protect nearly a third of the planet for biodiversity by the end of the decade – a goal known as “30 by 30”.
