Funding for protected areas fell in 2024, threatening global nature target

While developed countries are expected to deliver $6bn by 2030 to protect a third of the planet’s land and sea ecosystems, a new report shows they are far off track
Members of Team Lioness, an all-female Kenyan ranger unit, collect firewood while patrolling at Risa camp, where they stay due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, within the Olgulului conservancy in Amboseli, Kenya August 7, 2020. Picture taken August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi
Members of Team Lioness, an all-female Kenyan ranger unit, collect firewood while patrolling at Risa camp, where they stay due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, within the Olgulului conservancy in Amboseli, Kenya August 7, 2020. Picture taken August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

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