Nature funding falls for second year, putting global conservation bargain under strain at COP17

Published on October 29, 2026

Support for protected and conserved areas fell from more than US$1.2 billion in 2023 to US$1 billion in 2025, as governments conclude COP17 in Yerevan to advance the goal of protecting 30 per cent of land and waters by 2030.

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