Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/30x30-conservation-target/ Environmental science and conservation news Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:06:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on 30x30 conservation target https://news.mongabay.com/list/30x30-conservation-target/ 32 32 Melanesian nations announce intention to create massive ocean reserve corridor https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/melanesian-nations-announce-intention-to-create-massive-ocean-reserve-corridor/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/melanesian-nations-announce-intention-to-create-massive-ocean-reserve-corridor/#respond 17 Jul 2026 17:16:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=323862 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/melanesian-nations-announce-intention-to-create-massive-ocean-reserve-corridor/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323862 New Indonesia roadmap aims to protect Indigenous knowledge for biodiversity https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/new-indonesia-roadmap-aims-to-protect-indigenous-knowledge-for-biodiversity/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/new-indonesia-roadmap-aims-to-protect-indigenous-knowledge-for-biodiversity/#respond 02 Jul 2026 03:12:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=322302 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/new-indonesia-roadmap-aims-to-protect-indigenous-knowledge-for-biodiversity/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322302 Africa’s community-led marine organizations on which 30×30 depends https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/africas-community-led-marine-organizations-on-which-30x30-depends/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/africas-community-led-marine-organizations-on-which-30x30-depends/#respond 17 Jun 2026 10:45:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321349 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/africas-community-led-marine-organizations-on-which-30x30-depends/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321349 Descendants of people pushed out for DRC national park lead forest conservation efforts https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/descendants-of-people-pushed-out-for-drc-national-park-lead-forest-conservation-efforts/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/descendants-of-people-pushed-out-for-drc-national-park-lead-forest-conservation-efforts/#respond 02 Jun 2026 22:30:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320504 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/descendants-of-people-pushed-out-for-drc-national-park-lead-forest-conservation-efforts/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320504 Karajarri celebrate Australia’s first ‘Sea Country’ Indigenous Protected Area https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/karajarri-celebrate-australias-first-sea-country-indigenous-protected-area/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/karajarri-celebrate-australias-first-sea-country-indigenous-protected-area/#respond 14 May 2026 16:46:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319450 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/karajarri-celebrate-australias-first-sea-country-indigenous-protected-area/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319450 With its first marine reserve, Ghana protects its ocean to secure its future (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/with-its-first-marine-reserve-ghana-protects-its-ocean-to-secure-its-future-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/with-its-first-marine-reserve-ghana-protects-its-ocean-to-secure-its-future-commentary/#respond 04 May 2026 13:20:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=318614 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/with-its-first-marine-reserve-ghana-protects-its-ocean-to-secure-its-future-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-318614 As global 30×30 goal lags, Colombia shows how progress can be made https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/as-global-30x30-goal-lags-colombia-shows-how-progress-can-be-made/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/as-global-30x30-goal-lags-colombia-shows-how-progress-can-be-made/#respond 27 Apr 2026 20:52:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=318221 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/as-global-30x30-goal-lags-colombia-shows-how-progress-can-be-made/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-318221 10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/10-of-the-ocean-is-protected-now-just-20-more-to-go/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/10-of-the-ocean-is-protected-now-just-20-more-to-go/#respond 06 Apr 2026 08:35:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=316922 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/10-of-the-ocean-is-protected-now-just-20-more-to-go/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-316922 Ocean Equity Index aims to measure justice at sea https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/ocean-equity-index-aims-to-measure-justice-at-sea/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/ocean-equity-index-aims-to-measure-justice-at-sea/#respond 26 Feb 2026 17:04:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314899 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/ocean-equity-index-aims-to-measure-justice-at-sea/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-314899 A new treaty comes into force to govern life on the high seas https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/a-new-treaty-comes-into-force-to-govern-life-on-the-high-seas/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/a-new-treaty-comes-into-force-to-govern-life-on-the-high-seas/#respond 17 Jan 2026 00:03:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312926 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/a-new-treaty-comes-into-force-to-govern-life-on-the-high-seas/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312926 Conservation’s unfinished business https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/conservations-unfinished-business/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/conservations-unfinished-business/#respond 12 Jan 2026 00:31:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312841 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/conservations-unfinished-business/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312841 Azores must respect its exceptional network of marine protected areas (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/azores-must-respect-its-exceptional-network-of-marine-protected-areas-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/azores-must-respect-its-exceptional-network-of-marine-protected-areas-commentary/#respond 05 Jan 2026 17:01:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312627 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/azores-must-respect-its-exceptional-network-of-marine-protected-areas-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312627 Philippines’ newest marine protected area ‘sets inspiring example’ (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/philippines-newest-marine-protected-area-sets-inspiring-example-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/philippines-newest-marine-protected-area-sets-inspiring-example-commentary/#respond 16 Dec 2025 17:19:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=311490 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/philippines-newest-marine-protected-area-sets-inspiring-example-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-311490 Why the BBNJ treaty on marine biodiversity matters more in the Mediterranean (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/why-the-bbnj-treaty-on-marine-biodiversity-matters-more-in-the-mediterranean-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/why-the-bbnj-treaty-on-marine-biodiversity-matters-more-in-the-mediterranean-commentary/#respond 25 Aug 2025 18:07:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=304888 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/why-the-bbnj-treaty-on-marine-biodiversity-matters-more-in-the-mediterranean-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-304888 First congress of forest basin leaders results in call for direct financing https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/first-conference-of-forest-basin-leaders-results-in-call-for-direct-financing/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/first-conference-of-forest-basin-leaders-results-in-call-for-direct-financing/#respond 24 Jun 2025 15:06:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=301259 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/first-conference-of-forest-basin-leaders-results-in-call-for-direct-financing/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-301259 Protecting coastal waters may be the best investment you’ve never heard of, says Kristin Rechberger https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/protecting-coastal-waters-may-be-the-best-investment-youve-never-heard-of-says-kristin-rechberger/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/protecting-coastal-waters-may-be-the-best-investment-youve-never-heard-of-says-kristin-rechberger/#respond 29 Apr 2025 22:32:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=298307 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/protecting-coastal-waters-may-be-the-best-investment-youve-never-heard-of-says-kristin-rechberger/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-298307 The U.S. terminated its 30×30 conservation plan but this also presents an opportunity (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/the-u-s-terminated-its-30x30-conservation-plan-but-this-also-presents-an-opportunity-commentary/ 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https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/nepal-pm-sums-up-2024-shift-away-from-conservation-fewer-tigers-less-forest/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/nepal-pm-sums-up-2024-shift-away-from-conservation-fewer-tigers-less-forest/#respond 27 Dec 2024 16:26:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=292463 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/nepal-pm-sums-up-2024-shift-away-from-conservation-fewer-tigers-less-forest/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-292463 Indonesia’s Indigenous communities sidelined from conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/indonesias-indigenous-communities-sidelined-from-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/indonesias-indigenous-communities-sidelined-from-conservation/#respond 20 Dec 2024 09:45:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=292103 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/indonesias-indigenous-communities-sidelined-from-conservation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-292103 We need an Indigenous conservation state of mind 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COP16 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/what-was-achieved-and-not-for-indigenous-and-local-leaders-at-cop16/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/what-was-achieved-and-not-for-indigenous-and-local-leaders-at-cop16/#respond 06 Nov 2024 20:55:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=289762 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/what-was-achieved-and-not-for-indigenous-and-local-leaders-at-cop16/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-289762 COP16 biodiversity meeting recap: Progress made, but finance lags https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/we-are-walking-a-long-path-some-progress-at-cop16-but-so-far-to-go/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/we-are-walking-a-long-path-some-progress-at-cop16-but-so-far-to-go/#respond 04 Nov 2024 18:44:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=289643 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/we-are-walking-a-long-path-some-progress-at-cop16-but-so-far-to-go/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-289643 ‘Glimmers of promise’ for 30×30 goal as UN report calls for boosted efforts https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/glimmers-of-promise-for-30x30-goal-as-un-report-calls-for-boosted-efforts/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/glimmers-of-promise-for-30x30-goal-as-un-report-calls-for-boosted-efforts/#respond 29 Oct 2024 16:59:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=289375 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/glimmers-of-promise-for-30x30-goal-as-un-report-calls-for-boosted-efforts/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-289375 Global biodiversity financiers strategize at COP16 to end ‘perverse subsidies’ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/global-biodiversity-financiers-strategize-at-cop16-to-end-perverse-subsidies/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/global-biodiversity-financiers-strategize-at-cop16-to-end-perverse-subsidies/#respond 28 Oct 2024 15:25:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=289264 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/global-biodiversity-financiers-strategize-at-cop16-to-end-perverse-subsidies/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-289264 Indigenous territories & peoples are key to achieving COP16’s 30×30 target (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/indigenous-territories-peoples-are-key-to-achieving-cop16s-30x30-target-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/indigenous-territories-peoples-are-key-to-achieving-cop16s-30x30-target-commentary/#respond 18 Oct 2024 17:11:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=288962 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/indigenous-territories-peoples-are-key-to-achieving-cop16s-30x30-target-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-288962 At COP16, conservationists will be neighbors with the legacy of fortress conservation (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/at-cop16-conservationists-will-be-neighbors-with-the-legacy-of-fortress-conservation-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/at-cop16-conservationists-will-be-neighbors-with-the-legacy-of-fortress-conservation-commentary/#respond 18 Oct 2024 08:00:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=288907 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/at-cop16-conservationists-will-be-neighbors-with-the-legacy-of-fortress-conservation-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-288907 What Indigenous leaders want from the COP16 U.N. biodiversity conference https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/what-indigenous-leaders-want-from-the-cop16-u-n-biodiversity-conference/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/what-indigenous-leaders-want-from-the-cop16-u-n-biodiversity-conference/#respond 17 Oct 2024 13:37:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=288823 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/what-indigenous-leaders-want-from-the-cop16-u-n-biodiversity-conference/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-288823 Ahead of COP16, groups warn of rights abuses linked to ‘30×30’ goal https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/ahead-of-cop16-groups-warn-of-rights-abuses-linked-to-30x30-goal/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/ahead-of-cop16-groups-warn-of-rights-abuses-linked-to-30x30-goal/#respond 18 Sep 2024 14:19:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=287553 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/ahead-of-cop16-groups-warn-of-rights-abuses-linked-to-30x30-goal/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-287553 Elon Musk could avert global species extinction with only a portion of his wealth https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/elon-musk-could-avert-global-species-extinction-with-only-a-portion-of-his-wealth/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/elon-musk-could-avert-global-species-extinction-with-only-a-portion-of-his-wealth/#respond 25 Jun 2024 23:23:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=283681 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/elon-musk-could-avert-global-species-extinction-with-only-a-portion-of-his-wealth/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-283681 Efforts to save Cambodia’s coast tread water as fish stocks plummet 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