Finally, an International Agreement to Bring Women to the Climate …

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COP27, the comprehensive U.N. conference on climate change in November, got a lot of attention. But in December, there was a lesser-known U.N. climate-related summit, this one on biodiversity, known as COP15. Held in Montreal, the summit not only made strides toward preserving the natural world, it was also a landmark moment for women in the climate movement.
Member states adopted a gender plan of action and, for the first, time, pledged to address “gender-based violence and environmental linkages — with specific emphasis on women environmental human rights defenders,” writes the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a consortium of 1,400 organizations. The members also declared two targets to address the issue of inclusion in the fight to stop climate change.
One is meant to give traditionally under-represented groups a seat at the planning table:
The other promises to include these groups in the implementation of a global response to climate change:
These are just two of a dozen targets set at the conference. The biggest one calls for countries to effectively manage at least 30 percent of the world’s land, coastal areas, and oceans by 2030. This is a hike from a previous goal of 20 percent. Right now, just 17 percent of land and inland waterways are protected, and only 8 percent of marine areas, according to Protected Planet, which gathers data on conservation efforts.
Also agreed upon by the majority of the 188 member states is to entirely stop the destruction of untouched land by 2030.
Another “30” goal is for wealthier countries to contribute at least $30 billion a year to developing and island nations — which is lower than what many countries were hoping for.
In the U.S., President Biden has already set his own goal of “30s”: to conserve 30 percent of America’s land and waterways by 2030. Toward this end, the White House said it would “solicit input from State, local, Tribal, and territorial officials, agricultural and forest landowners, fishermen, and other key stakeholders.”
Still, these are a lot of “targets” and promises. The proof will be in the doing.
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