Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- Nigeria and France have called for stronger political leadership, increased financing and concrete commitments to accelerate the implementation of the global target to protect 30 per cent of the world's land and seas by 2030.

The two countries made the call during a Target 3 Action Day at the ongoing 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia.

As co-chairs of the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People, the countries stressed the need to sustain political commitment and translate global biodiversity pledges into measurable conservation outcomes.

HAC is the largest multilateral coalition united to protect nature. With 123 member ...