Negotiators at a United Nations environmental conference in Canada reached a historic deal Monday. It aims to protect the world’s lands and oceans and provides financing to save biodiversity in the developing world. The agreement came on the final day of the U.N. Biodiversity Conference, or COP15, in Montreal. China, the president of COP15, offered a proposal Sunday that helped the negotiations move forward. Chinese Environment Minister Huang Runqiu spoke about it to the delegates. He said he believed the deal, in his words, can guide us as we all work together to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and put biodiversity on the path to recovery…. Huang said that would be good for all the world’s peoples. The agreement’s most important term is known as 30 by 30. It is a promise to protect 30 percent of land and water considered important for biodiversity by the year 2030. Currently, such protection covers 17 percent of land. The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity financing from a number of sources. In addition, another goal is to work to end or change subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature. As part of the financing, the deal calls for increasing the money that goes to poor countries to at least $20 billion each year by 2025. That number would increase to $30 billion each year by 2030.
Title: Historic Agreement Reached at UN Environment Meeting
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Biodiversity Conference, or COP15, in Montreal.</span> <span data-start-time='30063' data-end-time='39667'>China, the president of COP15, offered a proposal Sunday that helped the negotiations move forward. </span> <span data-start-time='39667' data-end-time='46896'>Chinese Environment Minister Huang Runqiu spoke about it to the delegates. </span> <span data-start-time='46896' data-end-time='60792'>He said he believed the deal, in his words, can guide us as we all work together to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and put biodiversity on the path to recovery….</span> <span data-start-time='60792' data-end-time='65458'>Huang said that would be good for all the world’s peoples.</span> <span data-start-time='65458' data-end-time='71292'>The agreement’s most important term is known as 30 by 30. </span> <span data-start-time='71292' data-end-time='82292'>It is a promise to protect 30 percent of land and water considered important for biodiversity by the year 2030. </span> <span data-start-time='82292' data-end-time='88438'>Currently, such protection covers 17 percent of land.</span> <span data-start-time='88438' data-end-time='99250'>The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity financing from a number of sources. </span> <span data-start-time='99250' data-end-time='110396'>In addition, another goal is to work to end or change subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature. </span> <span data-start-time='110396' data-end-time='123104'>As part of the financing, the deal calls for increasing the money that goes to poor countries to at least $20 billion each year by 2025. </span> <span data-start-time='123104' data-end-time='130042'>That number would increase to $30 billion each year by 2030.</span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5735/A22.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=19120 data-hint-location='99250' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5735/which_of_the_following_is_a_definition_of_the_word_subsidies.wav'>Which of the following is a definition of the word subsidies?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='money that is paid usually by a government to keep the price of a product or service low or to help a business or organization to continue to function'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5735/money_that_is_paid_usually_by_a_government_to_keep_the_price_of_a_product_or_service_low_or_to_help_a_business_or_organization_to_continue_to_function.wav'><span>money that is paid usually by a government to keep the price of a product or service low or to help a business or organization to continue to function</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5735/a_warship_with_a_streamlined_hull_designed_to_operate_completely_submerged_in_the_sea_for_long_periods_equipped_with_a_periscope_and_typically_armed_with_torpedoes_or_missiles.wav'><span>a warship with a streamlined hull designed to operate completely submerged in the sea for long periods, equipped with a periscope and typically armed with torpedoes or missiles</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5735/a_sandwich_made_of_a_long_roll_typically_filled_with_meat_cheese_and_vegetables_such_as_lettuce_tomato_and_onions.wav'><span>a sandwich made of a long roll typically filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables such as lettuce, tomato, and onions</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5735/a_writ_ordering_a_person_to_attend_a_court.wav'><span>a writ ordering a person to attend a court</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=19121 data-hint-location='20250' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5735/where_was_the_un_biodiversity_conference_held.wav'>Where was the U.N. 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