Biodiversity pledge tracker shows 113 nations have filed updated plans
Ahead of the COP17 biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia, Carbon Brief analysis finds that 113 of 196 countries have submitted updated national plans for tackling nature loss. That is 58% of parties, an increase from 55 countries a year earlier. The meeting will mark the midpoint of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and include the first global review of progress toward its 2030 goals.
At COP16 in October 2024, only 15% of nations had submitted the requested biodiversity plans. Delegates then urged countries to publish them quickly. Carbon Brief now counts 113 of 196 parties, or 58%, up from 55 a year earlier. The Yerevan meeting marks the Kunming-Montreal framework’s midpoint and its first global progress review.
New submissions include many African states, plus Brazil, Belize, Chile and host Armenia. Four megadiverse countries—Papua New Guinea, Peru, South Africa and the US—still lack new plans, as does Russia. National targets have reached 175 parties, or 89%.
The uneven submission rate may shape how governments, local communities and businesses plan conservation efforts. If more countries publish detailed plans, funding and monitoring could improve, potentially benefiting people whose livelihoods depend on healthy ecosystems. Delays by megadiverse nations may slow global progress, leaving societies more exposed to nature loss.