Only one of 24 Global Biodiversity Framework targets on track despite $1bn pledge
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Biodiversity conservation and mass extinction: a key GS3 Environment and Ecology theme.
Why in news
Nearly 200 countries in Yerevan agreed on a new nature action plan as the UN reported that only one of the 24 targets of the 2022 Global Biodiversity Framework is currently on track.
Background
The 2022 Global Biodiversity Framework includes 24 targets, such as protecting 30% of the world's land and seas by the end of the decade. Currently, the world is experiencing a sixth mass extinction event with species becoming extinct at 100 times the natural rate.
Facts for Prelims
- PlaceYerevan, Armenia: Host city for the recent global nature action plan negotiations.
- FactGlobal Biodiversity Framework: A 2022 agreement setting 24 targets to halt and reverse nature decline.
- Fact623 million acres (252m hectares) of degraded land have been put into protection.
- FactThe world is currently in its sixth mass extinction event.
Prelims practice question
How many targets were set in the 2022 Global Biodiversity Framework to halt and reverse nature decline?
- (a)10
- (b)30
- (c)24
- (d)50
Show answer
Answer: (c) 24 — The 2022 Global Biodiversity Framework includes 24 targets, such as protecting 30% of the world's land and seas.
For Mains
Q. Critically analyze the challenges in achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework targets amidst shifting global priorities toward defense and energy security.
Dimensions to cover in your answer
- Funding gap: Diversion of international aid toward defense and energy shocks hindering conservation budgets.
- Implementation lag: Discrepancy between the 2022 pledge to protect 30% of land/seas and current progress.
- Extinction crisis: Human-induced activities causing species loss at 100 times the natural rate.
Keywords: Global Biodiversity Framework · Mass Extinction · Conservation Finance · Nature Action Plan · Ecosystem Collapse
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