The United Nations conference ``COP15'', which discusses the protection of biodiversity held in Canada, will end on the 19th of local time, and final negotiations will be held to adopt a new global goal.
COP15, which has been held in Montreal, Canada since the 7th of this month, will end on the 19th of local time, and new goals will be adopted by 2030 for the protection of biodiversity.
At this conference, we will discuss whether to include "species conservation" such as the recovery of endangered species and effective management of wildlife, and whether to secure 30% or more of the world's conservation area on land and sea. It is
In the negotiations so far, confrontation has arisen over the development countries' demand for the creation of new funds to secure the funds necessary for their efforts, and the developed countries' insistence on utilizing existing funds.
This conflict was also seen at the climate change conference "COP27" held in Egypt in November, where developed countries finally accepted the claims of developing countries and created a new fund.
Against this backdrop, a sense of caution spreads among developed countries that want to avoid new contributions. A fund dedicated to biodiversity protection will be created within the existing international financial support framework for environmental conservation in developing countries. Some compromises have been made, such as the proposal of a compromise.
Final negotiations will be held on the 19th, the end of the session, to reach an agreement on funding and to adopt effective global goals.