In the mid 1990s, only 7% of Australia’s land was protected for conservation. Now, it’s more than tripled to 22%.
But to reach our ambitious goal of boosting protection to 30% by 2030, we’ll have to sharpen our focus and boost funding.
In December last year, Australia joined 195 other nations in signing on to the Global Biodiversity Framework to tackle the world’s worsening biodiversity crisis. Each nation agreed, in brief, to set a goal of “30x30” – protecting at least 30% of land, freshwater and ocean ecosystems by 2030.
