The world's nations have come to an agreement to protect the planet's flora and fauna.
The framework was passed early on Monday after two weeks of negotiation.
There were five keyTakeaways from the conference.
The goal of the 30 x 30 pledge is to protect 30% of land and water by the year 2030.
It would have been a deal breaker to not agree on this key ambition.
More than 100 countries signed up before the meeting began.
The nations in favor of 30 x 30 were quick to fight back when it was suggested that the pledge might be watered down.
The UK environment minister said that they couldn't afford to leave Montreal without this commitment.
It's possible to protect 30% of lands and seas for nature.
The science is clear that we need to protect at least half the Earth by the year 2030.
Canada's environment minister Steven Guilbeault told reporters on Monday that it was a moment that would mark history.
The world's nations agreed on a goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions. After the city it was signed in, it was called the Paris Climate Agreement.
The new agreement in Montreal is seen by some as an equally landmark moment for protecting nature.
Some people are not sure. ClientEarth's lawyers said the final agreement was "noteworthy" but stopped short of a Paris moment.
"I don't think we've had a Paris moment, but now more than ever we're circling the Paris ring road," she said.
She said that they need to give the framework a chance to pull everyone in the same direction.
Canada replaced China at the last minute due to Covid restrictions in China.
The official gavel was brought down by the conference president when the final deal was sealed, despite the fact that theDRC refused to support it.
The UN dismissed the complaint that the final deal was against the rules of the negotiation.
China was recognized for its role during the meeting.
Li Shuo said that China lent weight to the negotiations and bridged the divide between rich and poor nations.
He said that the outcome shows that the position can forge progress. It's a landmark deal that should encourage China to take a bigger role in promoting nature.
The recent UN summit on climate change in Sharm el-Sheikh is usually a star- studded affair. The Montreal meeting was called the Conference of the Parties.
It is not unusual for more than 100 world leaders to attend the same event. In Montreal, that wasn't the case.
James Cromwell, an American actor best known for his role in the movie "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom", showed up outside the conference halls to scold world leaders for not doing more.
Canada's prime minister was in attendance at the opening ceremony while China's president was in a different part of the world. It was ministers who were doing the negotiations.
They called on world leaders to come up.
Craig Bennett of the UK Wildlife Trusts said that the world leaders need to do the deals that only world leaders can do.
The natureCOP has been overshadowed by the climateCOP. If we don't deal with the nature crisis, we won't solve the climate crisis.
It's time to say goodbye to the singer, Joni Mitchell.
Minister Guilbeault asked an odd question when he took to the stage. When she wrote Big Yellow Taxi, she said we had "paved paradise and put up a parking lot". Did we get her message?
The Kunming-Montreal Global framework may be able to answer that question.
The UN executive director's statement mirrored her words.
She said that humanity has paved over, fragmented, over-extracted and destroyed the natural world which we all depend on. The web of life needs to be strengthened so it can carry the full weight of generations to come.
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