As Threats to Biodiversity Soar, Governments Must Boost Conservation Funding
A fundamental truth about large-scale conservation – which is essential for enhancing biodiversity, ecosystem health, climate stability and ultimately human well-being – is that it requires substantial financial investment. Nations often cite this as a major challenge, yet annual government expenditures on subsidies for agriculture, forestry and fisheries that harm the environment are up to eight times greater than funding that supports nature. Collectively, the global community can and must do
