COP16 30x30 Action Day

This 30×30 Action thematic day will be an opportunity to take stock of progress, to highlight gaps and challenges and provide recommendations towards the achievement of the GBF target 3 commitments, to protect at least 30% of the planet’s land and inland waters and 30% of our ocean by 2030.

The high-level opening session will introduce the topic of the day and the different roundtables. It will also include a short presentation on the Protected Planet Report 2024, which will be formally launched by UNEP-WCMC later in the day. This presentation will outline the results of this first official stock-take of progress on Target 3, setting the scene for the Action Day’s discussions.

The ministerial and high-level roundtables will provide an opportunity to have in-depth discussions on the following critical issues related to 30×30 with the aim of concluding the discussion with key recommendations to move forward.

1. Progress towards 30×30, in increasing the coverage and progress on 30×30 (figures, challenges, possible solutions) and in the qualitative components of 30×30 (management, effectiveness, impacts, governance, connectivity)
2. Integrating 30×30 into public and private finance and economic sectors,
3. The recognition of traditional territories and respect of the rights of IP&LCs.