The International Union for Conservation Nature’s World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN WCPA) has launched a freely available guide to achieving Target 3 or the “30x30 target” of the Global Biodiversity Framework and effectively and equitably conserving at least 30 per cent of the Earth by 2030.

The publication, launched today at the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly in Vancouver, Canada, guides readers through the target, breaking down the elements and offering a path to effective implementation, including through equitable and rights-based action.

The guide is designed for use by government planners, policy makers and technical staff, private and public sector actors, IGOs, NGOs, as well as community groups and Indigenous peoples – with specific focus on empowering these groups to act as custodians of their territories.