The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

On December 7-19, 2022, the latter half of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) has been held in Montreal, Canada. The core target of the COP15 was to develop and coordinate global goals in the biodiversity protection by the years 2030 and 2050.

The Kunming-Montreal Global biodiversity framework has become the main document of the COP15. It contains measures to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and implement the concept of living in harmony with nature by 2050, reform subsidies for projects potentially harmful for biodiversity. It also contains requirements for the companies to disclose their risks, dependencies, and impacts on biodiversity.

The next conference (COP16) will be held in Turkey in the latter half of 2024.