The 30×30 target for protected areas will not protect biodiversity but could result in serious impacts for Indigenous Peoples.
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“Our Land, Our Nature”: A congress to decolonise conservation
An Alternative Congress under the slogan “Our Land, Our Nature” will highlight the dark side of conservation, rooted in racism and colonialism.
Philanthropic organisations write to the Convention on Biological Diversity with concerns about the 30×30 protected areas target in Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
By Chris Lang In July 2021, the Convention on Biological Diversity published the first draft of the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The UN explains that the aim is to create a “Paris-style UN agreement on biodiversity loss, to guide actions worldwide that ‘preserve and protect nature and its essential services to people’”. The draft…
Fishing communities in Costa Rica oppose the 30×30 conservation target
Costa Rica is co-chair of the Coalition pushing the 30×30 conservation target. Fishing communities in Costa Rica are opposed to the 30×30 target.
CBD Alliance urges rejection of draft Global Biodiversity Framework, including 30% protection target: “Major step backwards in global biodiversity policy”
CBD Alliance letter opposing the Zero Draft Global Biodiversity Framework and 30×30.