June 2, 2025
By Bianca Cecato
To halt and reverse biodiversity loss, Canada must protect the right areas, for the right reasons, in the right ways. As we strive to meet the “30x30” target—protecting 30% of our land and waters by 2030—success will depend not just on expanding the quantity of protected areas, but on making strategic, evidence-based decisions about what we conserve and why.