Countries have pledged to protect 30% of the world’s lands, seas, coasts and inland waters by 2030 as part of a new deal that aims to halt declines in nature.
Measures agreed at the UN Cop15 conference in Montreal also include a pledge to increase the flow of finance to developing nations to care for nature to 20 billion US dollars (£16.5 billion) by 2025 and at least 30 billion dollars (£24.7 billion) by 2030.
