Historic announcement follows ASEAN member states’ calls for more funding for global biodiversity agreement
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) — At a high-level event in the margins of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, nine philanthropic organizations launched the “Protecting Our Planet Challenge” and pledged $5 billion to protect and conserve 30% of the planet by 2030 by supporting protected areas and Indigenous stewardship of their territories. This marks the largest-ever philanthropic commitment to nature conservation.