Sustainably managing and restoring natural resources – alongside establishment of new protected areas – is critical to safeguarding the world’s biodiversity. One example of this important work is Oceana Canada’s successful advocacy effort that is helping Canada rebuild its once plentiful fisheries.

Nearly four years after Hansörg Wyss first committed $1 billion to help governments, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities protect at least 30 percent of the planet’s surface by 2030 (30x30) — and one year since he upped his commitment to $1.5 billion — we are nearing a critical moment in the Campaign for Nature. In early-December, nations will be meeting at CBD COP15 in Montreal to finalize a plan to slow the loss of nature, safeguard biodiversity, and formalize a global 30x30 goal.

“In the past, I’ve called on fellow philanthropists to step up and confront the biodiversity crisis head on, and many have met the moment. Now, governments must do the same.”