The U.N. biodiversity summit arrived at a historic global deal that aims to conserve for wildlife at least 30% of the planet's land, freshwater and ocean resources by 2030, while mobilizing US$200 billion a year to help meet the targets.
Negotiators reached the "30 by 30" deal – which would improve on the 17% of land and 10% of water now protected – early on Monday, just as the almost two-week United Nations Biodiversity Conference, or COP15, was due to end.