shine india monthly magazine this article was published in magazine cop15 to the united nations convention on biological diversity (cbd) why in news the 15th conference of parties (cop15) of the convention on biological diversity recently concluded in montreal canada. about cop15 the cop15 was chaired by china and hosted by canada. cop 15 was held in two phases phase one took place virtually in kunming china in october 2021 and phase two was recently held in montreal canada. shine india monthly magazine telugu the main objective of cop15 was to adopt a global biodiversity framework (gbf) which will replace the aichi biodiversity targets that expired in 2020. gbf and its underlying documents are not legally binding. major outcomes of cop15 adoption of kunming-montreal global biodiversity framework (gbf) the gbf aims to address biodiversity loss restore ecosystems and protect indigenous rights. the framework has four long-term goals for 2050 related to the 2050 vision for biodiversity and 23 actionoriented global targets for urgent action over the decade to 2030 shine india monthly magazine subscription.
