These biodiversity conferences take a backseat to the climate conferences. But, the two issues are actually two sides of the same coin. Climate problems are the emissions side. Emissions lead to an abrupt change in weather patterns. Many life forms, vulnerable to weather changes, like drought and flooding, are lost. 

Biodiversity is the consumption side of the coin. The more planetary energy sources we consume, the more land we clear, the less wildlife can survive. This loss leads to an unhealthy ecosystems, which can go from carbon sequestration, to carbon emission.

The main focus of this blog is the biodiversity side of the coin. The amount of wild in the world has been decreasing over the years, as the graph of human population has been increasing. 

Human society is a petulant child. At every conference, most scientific research shows the child the problem, the error of our ways. And the UN sets targets, which the child does not meet. The warnings get more and more dire. During this time, the child argues but concedes reluctantly, giving in a little. And, we make slow incremental progress towards a goal. 

The latest target of COP15 in Montreal, 30 x 30, is to conserve 30 percent of land and sea for wild nature. 

One development in this COP involves the lands of indigenous peoples around the world. It is a very political task – what can be called ‘indigenous land’ but, the point is those people respect and care for nature more than capitalistic societies.

 In my future blog, I left the wild lands to indigenous peoples. That follows my philosophy of letting people contribute (in this case, to guardianship of the wildlands), not imposing upon them. From the article, https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/how-indigenous-people-are-fighting-to-stop-the-biggest-land-grab-in-history/