![]() The authors state that whilst ‘stretch targets’ can play an important role in motivating action on difficult issues, if decadal targets in 2030 fail to be met, as occurred in 2020, this can undermine the actions and commitments needed to achieve success in more realistic time frames. Lead author David Obura from Coastal Oceans Research Development - Indian Ocean says, “As the urgency and challenges in resolving the biodiversity crisis increase, actions to conserve biodiversity must broaden to address root causes and the entire scope of human–nature interactions.” Setting realistic targets ![]() These include inequality, increasing per capita consumption of resources in many countries, unsustainable technologies, investment and trade patterns, and values and governance systems that do not promote care for nature. The study authors, including centre researchers Juan Carlos Rocha and Johan Rockström, identify key drivers to be addressed. This is the main point of a new expert study published in the journal One Earth by the Earth Comission, an international team of scientists.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |