We’re surprisingly close to conserving 30% of the world’s land

October 14, 2026 · 12:00 am 2 sources

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• Lay of the land: terrestrial conservation efforts cover a wider area than thought
  Nature · October 14, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03081-4 Governments around the world have pledged to conserve 30% of the terrestrial realm by 2030, but official data suggest that the target is barely halfway to being met. A combined global and national-level data set now shows…

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• We're surprisingly close to conserving 30% of the world's land
  Phys.org · October 15, 2026 17:40
  In an effort to conserve the world's plants and animals, governments have pledged to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030. Official figures suggest that attempts to reach this target on land have stalled, but a new study led by the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of…