Negotiators at a U.N. summit to protect nature appeared closer to reaching a new global deal on Sunday that could see 30% of land and sea protected by 2030, with hundreds of billions of dollars directed toward conserving the world's wild places and species.
that environmental campaigners praised for setting aspirational goals.
Ministers from nearly 200 governments now need to hammer out the details of the 23 proposed targets through Monday. Policymakers hope a deal can spur nature conservation the same way that an international pact in Paris in 2015 helped mobilize efforts to limit planet-warming carbon emissions. However, it does not clarify whether this means 30% of land and separately 30% of oceans, said O'Donnell, adding China needs to quickly clarify its intent.
It also notes that the money can come voluntarily from any country - a nod to developed nations' desire that countries with large economies, such as China and Brazil, also contribute funds. Other proposals include directing policymakers to "encourage and enable" businesses to monitor, assess and disclose how they affect and are affected by biodiversity, but not making these processes mandatory.
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