More than 190 nations at COP15 — the United Nations biodiversity summit — have reached a historic deal to protect a third of the Earth's land and water by the end of the decade.
After two weeks of negotiations in Montreal, Canada, the agreement aims to preserve environmental diversity and ensure its benefits are used sustainably, as well as stopping people from driving species to extinction.
"The agreement also commits governments to enhancing the role of collective actions, including by Indigenous peoples and local communities," said Professor Jamie Pittock at The Australian National University.
