Africa > Draft UN biodiversity text targets massive carbon cuts from natural ecosystems

Draft UN biodiversity text targets massive carbon cuts from natural ecosystems

Published 07:00 on July 13, 2021  /  Last updated at 08:50 on July 13, 2021  / Stian Reklev /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Middle East, Nature-based, Voluntary

The first draft of a post-2020 UN-led global biodiversity framework targets annual carbon reductions from natural ecosystems of 10 billion tonnes of CO2e by 2030, though observers doubted the number would survive upcoming negotiations.
The first draft of a post-2020 UN-led global biodiversity framework targets annual carbon reductions from natural ecosystems of 10 billion tonnes of CO2e by 2030, though observers doubted the number would survive upcoming negotiations.


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