On 30 September 2020, world leaders virtually gathered at the first ever global Summit on Biodiversity. The summit involved pre-recorded statements from over 100 states and organizations. It was intended to build momentum for the fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity, which was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus. Many speakers acknowledged that none of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets established in 2010 were met during the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity. The decade was followed by the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.