UN report warns global biodiversity action off track, urges implementation

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday launched the first global assessment report on the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, warning that global efforts remain off track to meet the 2030 targets despite widespread national commitments.



The State of Biodiversity Action report, released in the Armenian capital of Yerevan ahead of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), evaluates collective progress under the landmark framework adopted in December 2022, which sets out 23 targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and four long-term goals for 2050.



According to the report, nearly 90 percent of the CBD's 196 Parties have established national biodiversity targets, close to 60 percent have developed national biodiversity strategies and action plans, and over 70 percent have submitted national reports. Indigenous peoples and local communities, subnational governments, businesses and civil society organizations have also registered around 5,000 commitments.