Sustainable financing is pivotal for marine conservation beyond 2030 pledges (commentary)
by Simon Cripps on 28 December 2020
In this commentary, Simon Cripps, the Executive Director for the Global Marine Program at WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), argues that one of the biggest challenges in getting political will for protecting 30 percent of the oceans in MPAs by 2030 and maintaining it thereafter is financial.
Government currently funds marine conservation costs in developed countries, but developing countries with fewer resources rely more on development aid, philanthropic foundations, and NGOs to fill the financial gaps.
The author argues that conservationists “must look to solving the economic questions in innovative new ways.”