On the 20th, Japan's Ministry of Environment released an interim evaluation of the national strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Among the initiatives, including the '30by30' goal to protect over 30% of terrestrial and marine areas by 2030, only 20% of the evaluated 40 items were deemed to be on track. The report, which details the progress, was submitted to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the same day and will serve as a basis for discussions at the COP17, scheduled in October in Armenia. Biodiversity, which supports essential services like food and water supply, has reportedly declined by about 70% over the past half-century. At COP15 in 2022, 23 international targets were adopted with the goal of halting biodiversity loss and initiating recovery by 2030. In response, Japan formulated a national strategy incorporating 40 specific targets the following year. However, the latest evaluation indicates ongoing losses in domestic biodiversity without any items officially marked as 'achieved'. The evaluation classified progress into six categories, with no items currently marked as 'achieved'. Among the nine items related to the recovery of ecosystem health, such as the improvement of wildlife habitats and the '30by30' initiative, progress was noted as insufficient or non-existent. Of the eight items rated as 'on track', five were economically related, focusing on the assessment of biodiversity impacts from corporate activities and the promotion of sustainable agriculture and forestry. The overall state of domestic biodiversity continues to decline, while some socioeconomic conditions contributing to this loss show partial improvement.