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K E Y SU C C E S S E S A N D C H A L L E N G E S
GLOBAL ACTION TO
REVERSE NATURE LOSS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE HELPED BRING ABOUT A COMMITMENT BY OVER 80 WORLD LEADERS
IN 2020 TO TAKE DECISIVE ACTION ON NATURE LOSS.
Undeterred by the global disruption
caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, WWF
and many others joined forces last year to
build a broad coalition of non-state actors
calling for an urgent global commitment to
restore nature - a New Deal for Nature and
People. Alongside other environmental
and sustainable development organizations,
we forged a Global Goal for Nature
concept - the idea of a single apex goal
targeting a natural world on the path to
recovery by 2030. A global nature-positive
goal that, together with the carbon-neutral
goal for climate, allows governments,
businesses, investors and consumers
to all contribute towards it.
Calls from hundreds of businesses and
civil society organizations, together with
our work alongside governments to develop
a Leaders' Pledge for Nature, culminated
in its endorsement by over 80 heads of state
and government, together with the President
of the EU. This commitment to reverse
nature loss by 2030 came from countries
representing more than 1.3 billion people
and over a quarter of global GDP.
But action must follow commitments
The Leaders' Pledge for Nature is an
important stepping stone but this must
be translated into detailed plans of
action that set nature on the path to
recovery in the coming decade. Ambitious
action must be agreed at this year's UN
biodiversity and climate change summits.
And leaders must also vigorously respond
to the COVID-19 pandemic by putting
nature at the heart of a green and just
recovery. World leaders must show
ambitious leadership that puts nature
at the centre of political and economic
decisions for decades to come.
60 YEARS OF ACTION FOR NATURE AND PEOPLE
© Court Whelan / Natural Habitat Adventures
60th Anniversary

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