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COP15 achieves breakthrough biodiversity achievement

Delegates applaud at the COP15 conference in Montreal

Delegates applaud at the COP15 conference in Montreal Source: Getty / LARS HAGBERG/AFP

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After what many have considered a historic lack of cooperation between world leaders on climate change, COP15 is being praised as an achievement. Leaders have committed to protecting 30 per cent of land and water by 2030.

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