As negotiations advance in preparation this year, the key will be setting ambitious targets that not only set aside a larger share of the natural world for protection (30 percent is widely advocated target that TNC supports), but that also address the fundamental causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. Representatives of the 196 countries party to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will gather in Kunming, China in early 2021 for a once-per-decade meeting to finalize a new agreement for the global protection of nature. And it is rapidly declining. In fact, we’ve already lost 83 percent of wild mammals on the planet.īut this year ahead we have an unprecedented opportunity to change course. It’s essential for food, medicine, clean air and water. It’s the variety of all the genes and species and ecosystems that inhabit our planet. The word “biodiversity” may not be a household term, but it is, in short, all life on Earth. In fact, we're losing the diversity of life itself- but we can strike a new deal for nature RELATED READING: Industrial Ag and Conservation: Strange Bedfellows?ģ. It’s going to take a lot of work, but we’re seeing increasing recognition that what’s good for the planet is not only good for business-it’s essential. And what’s new this year: more and more companies are embracing voluntary and collective action to improve the sustainability of their supply chains and our food systems writ large.
Should policymakers put smarter incentives in place? Yes. Should we use our power as consumers to push for more sustainable practices? Yes. But many of the practices that were designed to feed the planet have produced unintended consequences-from widespread deforestation to water pollution to the destruction of the very soil beneath our feet. Food is a big business-supply chains crisscross the globe, with technology infusing every link, and production is higher than ever. The journey from farm to table is an increasingly complicated one. Our food systems on land are broken, too- but we can fix the business of food
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