Nations have agreed to protect a third of the planet for nature by 2030 in a landmark deal aimed at safeguarding biodiversity.
There will also be targets for protecting vital ecosystems such as rainforests and wetlands and the rights of indigenous peoples. …The main points include:

• Maintaining, enhancing and restoring ecosystems, including halting species extinction and maintaining genetic diversity
• “Sustainable use” of biodiversity – essentially ensuring that species and habitats can provide the services they provide for humanity, such as food and clean water
• Ensuring that the benefits of resources from nature, like medicines that come from plants, are shared fairly and equally and that indigenous peoples’ rights are protected
• Paying for and putting resources into biodiversity: Ensuring that money and conservation efforts get to where they are needed