30x30 A Guide to Inclusive, Equitable and Effective Implementation of Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

This publication was developed by the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) under project agreement FT14044 with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), with support from the Global Environment Facility (XX13157). The IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), Equilibrium Research and QLF Atlantic Center for the Environment, constituted the editorial team (with WCPA). An advisory group was comprised of representatives from WWF, IUCN WCPA, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), UK Department of Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP); and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). 

This document is a guide along the path to realizing Target 3 of the KMGBF. It uses the text of the Target itself, breaking down all of the elements and, perhaps most importantly, it is loaded with links to more details. The path it offers leads to effective implementation through equitable and human rights-based action. It is a big guide for a big job.

The development of this guide is a small example of the kind of cooperation and hard work that we need to succeed in Target 3. It began with weeks of consultations and discussions with a host of experts, all before a single word was written. Guided by an advisory group of six organizations, a five-member editorial team developed a rough draft, then shared it widely – twice – ultimately incorporating more than 2,000 comments.

The result of this crowd-sourced effort is before you. We hope it helps you on your path to 30x30. We all have a huge challenge before us, and not much time. But – together – we can do it, we must do it “...to put nature on a path to recovery for the benefit of people and planet.”