The Nature Conservancy

March 1, 2020
In 2019, The Nature Conservancy successfully closed on innovative new projects and deals that cumulatively protect nearly 6.6 million acres of land—an area larger than the states of Rhode Island, Delaware and Connecticut combined. Each of these successes relied on distinct strategies, partnerships or financing models to succeed, but they were all connected by one common thread: major support from the billion-dollar Wyss Campaign for Nature, which is helping to spearhead an ambitious drive to protect 30% of the Earth by 2030.

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Campaign for Nature

February 28, 2020
This week, delegates from more than 100 countries and territories gathered in Rome for the first round of negotiations on a Paris Agreement-style global treaty to address the extinction crisis threatening one million species worldwide and the ecosystems on which humanity relies to survive.

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Yale Environment 360

February 13, 2020
Leading scientists and conservationists are proposing that up to 50 percent of the earth’s land and oceans be protected in the coming decades. While some view the goal as unrealistic, proponents say it is essential for preserving the natural systems on which life itself depends.

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EOS

February 7, 2020

An initiative to conserve at least 30% of land and ocean in the United States by 2030 can help to confront the threats of climate change and biodiversity loss, and it should not be thwarted by White House inaction, said Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) at a 7 February briefing in Washington, D.C., about the initiative.

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InsideClimate News

January 14, 2020
A new United Nations proposal calls for national parks, marine sanctuaries and other protected areas to cover nearly one-third or more of the planet by 2030 as part of an effort to stop a sixth mass extinction and slow global warming. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity released the proposed targets on Monday in a first draft of what is expected to become an update to the global treaty on biodiversity later this year.

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Mongabay

January 13, 2020
A proposed update to the global treaty governing plant and animal life on Earth calls for nearly a third of the planet to be designated as protected by 2030. That proposal will go before the summit of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in China this October, where governments will hash out a framework for biodiversity protection over the coming decade and determine the fates of myriad endangered species.

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La Vanguardia

January 13, 2020
The Convention of the United Nations Organization (UN) on Biological Diversity presented this Monday the 'Zero Draft' (draft zero). This document represents the text proposal for a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, which indicates that the objective is to protect at least 30 percent of the planet, both land and sea, by 2030, according to Campaign For Nature reports The text is based on a strategy for the next ten years with the aim of stopping and reversing the decline of species and thus being able to restore the services of ecosystems critical for the survival of humanity . According to Campaign For Nature, the final document will be presented at the 15th Conference of the Parties in October 2020 in Kunming, China.

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La Croix

January 13, 2020
The Convention on Biological Biodiversity (CBD) proposes to protect at least 30% of the planet by 2030 to combat accelerated degradation of nature, according to the first version of a text released on Monday.

The 15th meeting of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) will be held in Kunming, China, in October. This meeting, considered crucial, must define a roadmap for the 200 members of the CBD to better protect ecosystems during the decade.

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Climate Change News

January 13, 2020
At least 30% of the world’s land and seas should be protected in the next decade to prevent the destruction of the planet’s biodiversity.

That is one of the proposals by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) for a global framework to protect the Earth’s plant and wildlife.

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Climate Home News

January 13, 2020
At least 30% of the world’s land and seas should be protected in the next decade to prevent the destruction of the planet’s biodiversity.

That is one of the proposals by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) for a global framework to protect the Earth’s plant and wildlife.

The draft text published by the CBD on Monday outlines a 10-year strategy to halt the decline and extinction of species and allow ecosystems to recover by 2050.

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Oceanographic

January 13, 2020
The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity has released a ‘zero draft’ proposal for a post-2020 global biodiversity framework. The text outlines a target to protect at least 30% of the planet by 2030. The proposed framework applies a “theory of change” approach, a strategic planning framework used to help plan, implement and evaluate the impacts of the actions taken.

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Our Daily Planet

January 13, 2020
Today, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity released its ‘zero draft’ text proposal for a post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Outlined in the text is critical goal of protecting at least 30% of the planet for nature–land and sea–by 2030, otherwise known as 30 by 30.

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The Guardian

January 13, 2020
Almost a third of the world’s oceans and land should be protected by the end of the decade to stop and reverse biodiversity decline that risks the survival of humanity, according to a draft Paris-style UN agreement on nature.

To combat what scientists have described as the sixth mass extinction event in Earth’s history, the proposal sets a 2030 deadline for the conservation and restoration of ecosystems and wildlife that perform crucial services for humans.

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Campaign for Nature

January 12, 2020
Today, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity released its ‘zero draft’ text proposal for a post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Featured in the text is a target to protect at least 30% of the planet  — land and sea — by 2030.  

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Earth911 - OpEd

January 8, 2020
Author of award-winning book, The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times, Anita Sanchez, Ph.D., offers wisdom rooted in an understanding of the interconnection of all life. Her guidance helps us reframe our thoughts on climate change to facilitate personal and collective action.

As indigenous wisdom traditions have known for millennia and scientific research now confirms, we must expand our notion of family and community beyond our several immediate human relatives to include the community of nature for life to thrive.

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