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Public Strongly Backs Aim of 30% of Land and Sea Set Aside For Nature, Poll Finds
Friday September 5, 2025. 07:20 PM , from Slashdot
![]() Governments will need to implement swift changes if they are to achieve the target within the next five years. But setting aside more space for nature can be a political pitfall. Often it can mean restricting people's access to land, halting resource extraction and relocating human settlements. These issues, along with possible effects on economic growth, are often cited by countries as barriers to expanding protecting areas. Research published last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, however, suggests that more than 80% of the public across eight sampled countries support the policy. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/05/1436209/public-strongly-backs-aim-of-30-of-land-and-sea-set...
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