Convention on Biological Diversity: What You Need to Know and Why It Matters

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According to Amnesty International, thriving biodiversity is an essential component of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. However, the implementation of nature conservation targets, particularly the 30×30 initiative to designate 30% of land and ocean surfaces as protected areas by 2030, has raised significant concerns regarding human rights violations against Indigenous and rural communities. Amnesty International reports that in many cases, fortress conservation models have resulted in the forced displacement of Indigenous communities from their traditional territories without adequate compensation, or with severe restrictions on their livelihoods and movement. The organization also highlighted barriers to the participation of civil society and Indigenous Peoples in CBD meetings due to heavy corporate lobbying, as well as the imprisonment of Indigenous activists such as Daria Egereva in Russia, emphasizing that Indigenous rights and traditional knowledge must be respected in conservation efforts.