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title: "30x30 Target: Conserving 30% of Land and Sea by 2030"
description: "The 30x30 Target aims to conserve 30% of the world's land and oceans by 2030, crucial for global biodiversity and climate action efforts."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The 30x30 Target is the global commitment to conserve at least 30 percent of the world's land, inland waters, coastal areas, and oceans by 2030.
- Where is the 30x30 Target formally written into international law?
- How does 30x30 differ from simply creating more national parks?
- Is the United States bound by the 30x30 Target?
- How is the marine portion of 30x30 to be achieved in the high seas?

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The 30x30 Target is the global commitment to conserve at least 30 percent of the world's land, inland waters, coastal areas, and oceans by 2030.

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At COP15 in Montreal on 19 December 2022, 196 parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, whose Target 3 enshrined the 30x30 commitment.

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