World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit | Environment | The Guardian

World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit | Environment | The Guardian

World leaders pledge to save life on Earth

The leaders of 71 countries have pledged to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. The commitment comes ahead of a major UN biodiversity summit on Wednesday, which will be virtually hosted from New York. “We commit ourselves not simply to words, but to meaningful action and mutual accountability to address the planetary emergency,” says the pledge, which is signed by Pakistan’s Imran Khan, Germany’s Angela Merkel, Canada’s Justin Trudeau and the United Kingdom’s Boris Johnson, among others. Leaders from the United States, Brazil, India, Russia and China are notably absent.

The Guardian | 6 min readReference: Leaders’ Pledge for Nature