Protect world heritage sites to conserve biodiversity: UN

Category : Biodiversity | Location : International  | Posted on 2023-09-01 05:49:47

UNESCO World Heritage sites are home to 75,000 species of plants, and over 30,000 species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians — a fifth of all the species mapped globally. Protecting these sites can help conserve biodiversity and meet the targets set by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), according to a joint assessment by UNESCO and IUCN.