funding challenges

For the past two decades, countries globally have been aggressively expanding protected areas to achieve the ambitious “30 by 30” goal, which aims to legally protect 30% of the Earth’s land and oceans by 2030. This expansion is designed to combat deforestation, conserve biodiversity, and curb greenhouse gas emissions. But how effective are these protected areas in Southeast Asia? An international research team investigated this question, focusing on 80 protected areas established between 2007 and 2014. Their findings, published in