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A Major UN Biodiversity Conference Seeks New Goals to Save Nature
A Major UN Biodiversity Conference Seeks New Goals to Save Nature
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25 minutes
Released:
Dec 15, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Delegates from nearly every country in the world are meeting in Montreal for the UN Biodiversity Conference known as COP15. Their goal is to come up with a new global action plan to preserve nature and global biodiversity. Top among those goals is agreeing to a new global target to protect for conservation 30% of land and 30% and marine habitats by 2030. Joining me to discuss the importance of this UN Biodiversity Conference, Ongoing at time of recording is John Reid. He co-author of Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet, with the late Thomas Lovejoy and the senior economist and partnership lead at the non-profit Nia Tero We kick off discussing the recent history of global efforts to protect biodiversity and its link to climate change before having a longer discussion about the key issues at play at COP 15 in Montreal.
Released:
Dec 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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