“We can be truly proud.”

China holds the presidency at COP15.

The framework also calls for raising $20 billion annually by 2025 with funds going to poor countries.

Funds would increase to $30 billion annually each year by 2030.

He said he was surprised that 30 by 30 was signed in Montreal.

This is tremendous progress."

The progress did not come without difficulty.

The DRC had hoped a new fund for biodiversity would be created to support biodiversity and conservation efforts.

The Chinese president of COP15 appeared to force the agreement through during final negotiations, according to The Guardian.

The deal at COP15 followsanother historic deal, signed at the climate-focused COP27in Egypt last month.

Hurricanes and droughts don’t just affect humans.

A 2020 study said thatalmost half of the globe’s animal and plant species could be extinct by 2070.

Humansdepend on 50,000 wild speciesfor food, fuel and income.

And with the global population now at8 billion people, protecting biodiversity will be critical for survival.