World falls short on all its biodiversity goals

摘要

A GLOBAL push to protect biodiversity has failed to fully meet any of the targets set by governments a decade ago, leading conservationists to condemn nature protection efforts as a "massive failure". A United Nations report reveals only six of the "Aichi targets" for 2020 have been partially achieved. The other 14, such as eliminating subsidies that are driving biodiversity loss or halving the rate at which natural habitats are being lost, have been completely missed. The goals were agreed by almost 200 governments at a 2010 meeting of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Nagoya, Japan. They aimed to stem the destruction of species and habitats, but the CBD analysis shows that countries have failed to address the structural problems driving nature's destruction, such as economic growth that can lead to forests being converted to farmland.