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(IANS)
Led by former US Senator Russ Feingold and comprised of eight former heads of state, two former Prime Ministers, six former ministers, and four environmental and indigenous and local experts, the Campaign for Nature’s Global Steering Committee (GSC) has said the success of an upcoming global biodiversity agreement hinges on the adoption of the global, science-backed 30×30 target.
In a statement to IANS on Thursday, they urged governments that have not yet endorsed the global 30×30 goal to join the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC), a group of countries championing the target on a global scale.
Many GSC members hail from countries that have not yet signed on in support of the HAC, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand, and Iceland.
Currently, the HAC members include over 85 countries in Africa, Latin America,…
