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The 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) has begun in Yerevan and will run until October 30. For the first time, progress on the 23 targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is being reviewed: nearly 90% of countries have set national targets, but less than half of the assessed targets are on track.
Otabek YusupovA Greenpeace International report titled 'Well Connected' states that creating a network of fully protected marine reserves in the open Atlantic would protect more than 35% of 'risk zones' for leatherback turtles, which face industrial fishing. The organization identified 17 areas covering more than 31% of the Atlantic's open waters. The report was published ahead of the UN biodiversity conference CBD COP17 in Armenia, where progress toward the goal of protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030 will be assessed for the first time.
Madina Usmonova
