“We had the Paris Agreement for climate, and now have the Kunming-Montreal Agreement for biodiversity”

Mayor Valérie Plante lauded the historic deal made in Montreal last night, saying, “We won at COP!”

Following the acceptance of the Kunming-Montreal Agreement at the COP15 conference in Montreal last night, Mayor Valérie Plante shared a statement expressing her enthusiasm about the global deal.

The “30 by 30” deal mandates the protection of 30% of the planet for nature by 2030, with nations committing to targets for protecting vital ecosystems such as rainforests and wetlands and the rights of Indigenous peoples.

“We won at COP! The adoption of the final agreement of COP15 is excellent news. It is a historic agreement for the protection of nature. We had the Paris Agreement for climate, and now have the Kunming-Montreal Agreement for biodiversity!”

—Valérie Plante

“We had the Paris Agreement for climate, and now have the Kunming-Montreal Agreement for biodiversity!”

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