COP17: Which countries have released new pledges to tackle nature loss?
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COP17, the halfway point of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), has seen 58% of countries submit new pledges to tackle nature loss, according to analysis by Carbon Brief. The GBF, agreed upon in 2022, aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. Countries were initially asked to submit new national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) by the start of the October 2024 COP16 summit, but only 15% of nations met the deadline.
Following a UN call, 113 countries have now submitted new NBSAPs, up from 55 a year ago. The summit will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, next week, providing a platform for the first global review of countries' progress towards the GBF's targets. Developed nations like Brazil, Belize, and Chile have submitted new NBSAPs, while some African nations such as Algeria, Benin, and Rwanda have also published new plans.
However, four megadiverse countries – Papua New Guinea, Peru, South Africa, and the US – have not yet submitted new NBSAPs. The US, which is not a signatory to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, is also lagging in this regard. By the end of COP16, 119 parties had produced at least one national target, rising to 175 or 89% of countries by now.
Around half of countries met the deadline to produce their seventh national reports by February this year, with this figure rising to 73% of countries.
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