Commemorating this year's International Day for Biological Diversity, I would like to share with all of you the sense of urgency to adopt an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework. I believe that the Aichi Biodiversity Targets have greatly accelerated our efforts to conserve biodiversity of the whole world.Unfortunately, however, targets remain to be reached. We must move now and build a robust PDCA cycle under the new framework. Japan is already moving. Last month, with the help of relevant ministries, I announced the "30by30 roadmap," to achieve the 30by30 target in Japan.The government of Japan, together with local governments, business corporations and various civil bodies, will all work hard in ...