Nations seek ambitious 30% protected-status nature target

Representatives from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Nairobi to draft a global pact on how to protect nature from the damage inflicted by human activity.

The delegates attending the UN biodiversity convention in the Kenyan capital will try to hammer out a framework to ensure humans live more in harmony with nature by 2050.

Initial proposals include countries agreeing to make at least 30% of both land and oceans protected zones by the end of the decade.

Tackling plastic and agricultural pollution will also be key targets.

The meeting comes ahead of the delayed Cop15 Biodiversity Summit, now scheduled in Canada for December this year.

This article originally appeared in BBC News

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