COP15 is being held in Montréal
Dec. 9, 2022
Global Korean Post
The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an international meeting bringing together governments from around the world.
As a global leader in conservation, Canada stepped up to be the host location for COP15 from December 7 to 19, 2022, and renew the call for ambitious action to protect nature.
At COP15 in Montréal, nearly 20,000 delegates gathered from more than 190 countries and member states to engage in important negotiations and dialogue around biodiversity conservation.
COP15 will focus on protecting nature and halting biodiversity loss around the world. The Government of Canada’s priority is to ensure the COP15 is a success for nature. There is an urgent need for international partners to halt and reverse the alarming loss of biodiversity worldwide
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was first signed by 150 government leaders at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.
Its main objectives are: the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of the components of biological diversity, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.
Canada has ambitious goals to protect 25 per cent of its lands and oceans by 2025, and 30 per cent of each – a land mass almost as large as the European Union – by 2030. At COP15, Canada will continue to push other countries to commit to conserving 30 per cent of the world’s land and oceans by 2030.
