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" TOGETHER, WE MUST SECURE
A CARBON-NEUTRAL, NATURE-POSITIVE
AND EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A MORE
CRUCIAL TIME TO ACT FOR NATURE
AND THAT TIME IS NOW.
MARCO LAMBERTINI
DIRECTOR GENERAL
WWF INTERNATIONAL
THE COMING DECADE
The path over the coming decade will not be an easy one, requiring concerted and urgent action to halt the
degradation of ecosystems, protect and sustainably manage the nature left on the planet, and restore what we
possibly can to build the resilience of landscapes and seascapes. And, with nature put firmly on the path to
recovery, human equity and prosperity can be more easily guaranteed for generations to come. We are therefore
calling for the following collective global action by 2030:
PROTECT NATURAL SPACES
We are advocating for at least
30% of all land, seas and
fresh water to be protected by
governments, Indigenous
peoples and local communities,
sustainably managing the rest
and being ambitious in restoring
what we have lost or degraded.
STOP SPECIES EXTINCTION
We are striving to halt species
extinction caused by human activity,
with wildlife populations stable or
increasing. To achieve this, we need
to end illegal and unsustainable
trade, stop over-exploitation on land
and in the ocean, reduce conflicts
and enhance coexistence between
people and wildlife, minimize
incidental capture, and reduce
the threat to wildlife caused by
invasive species.
60 YEARS OF ACTION FOR NATURE AND PEOPLE
HALVE FOOTPRINT OF CONSUMPTION
AND PRODUCTION
We need to tackle the key economic drivers
of nature loss and climate change: by
accelerating energy transition so that we
halve emissions by 2030; by halving the
footprint of food production and consumption
both on land and in the ocean; and by
addressing the impact of infrastructure
development, forestry, extractive industries
and other sectors, while directing public
and private finance towards carbon-neutral
and nature-positive transitions.
© Andy Isaacson / WWF-US
60th Anniversary

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