Earth’s Biodiversity Faces Mass
Extinction If Not Saved by 2030 The U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity
recently drafted a plan of action needed to
save Earth’s fragile biodiversity. According to the plan, a number of goals on
both a local and global level must be met by
2030 in order to prevent mass extinction. U.N. Convention
on Biological Diversity The Convention previously set similar goals to be
met by 2020, but the world was unsuccessful. U.N. Convention
on Biological Diversity These 2030 goals include reducing carbon emission by
50 percent, establishing sustainable agricultural practices
and curbing pollution from biocides and plastic wastes. It also includes providing protected
statuses to key biodiverse sites, as well as
making sure all trade of wild species is lawful. If these goals are met by 2030, the next step would be
the recovery of ecosystems across the globe by 2050. U.N. Convention
on Biological Diversity