Nearly 90 per cent of countries now have national biodiversity targets, but fewer than half are on track

19 October 2026

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity released an assessment titled State of Biodiversity Action: Global Report on Collective Progress in the Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, ahead of the COP17 biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia, where governments will make their first global review of progress towards the framework's 2030 goals. Of the Convention's 196 parties, nearly 90 per cent have national biodiversity targets, close to 60 per cent have completed national strategies and action plans, and more than 70 per cent have submitted national reports. 162 parties, or 83 per cent, have targets aligned with the global framework, covering an average of 22 of its 23 targets. Fewer than half of the national targets assessed are on track for 2030. Protected area coverage stands at about 18.4 per cent of land and inland waters and 23.2 per cent of marine and coastal areas under national jurisdiction. Parties report 193 million hectares under restoration, and only 27 per cent have targets addressing the goal of cutting at least 500 billion dollars a year in harmful incentives.