The government is set to miss its flagship ‘30 by 30’ biodiversity target after ignoring recommendations from its own advisers, new documents obtained by openDemocracy reveal.
The 30 by 30 target – a global movement to protect 30% of all land and sea by 2030 for nature – was adopted by the UK in September 2020. It is the key focus of a UN biodiversity conference, COP15, opening in Montreal today.
The government has claimed a “key role” in “driving the campaign” for 30 by 30 – but new documents obtained under FOI reveal a failure of leadership at home.
