Nature Needs Half

Nature Needs Half is an international coalition of scientists, conservationists, nonprofits, and public officials defending nature at the scale she needs to continue to function for the benefit of all life, and support human well-being. And theyve got a global ground game in place that will protect 50% of the planet by 2030, turning the tide in favor of Earths life support systems and transforming societys relationship with nature, one ecoregion and country at a time.

The mission of Nature Needs Half is motivated by individuals with a desire to defend everything life needs most to flourish – clean air and water, abundant life-support services, and a stable climate. They will accomplish this by protecting half the planet by 2030. Recognizing that alienation from nature and each other has resulted in catastrophic consequences for our planet, they are calling for a transformation of human society by drawing upon the power of working together to live in harmony with and respect for nature.

Activity period	2009–present
Last CoAct update	2025
Web URL	https://natureneedshalf.org/
Output effectiveness	0.58
Accountability Index	0.33
Inclusiveness Index	0.55
Capacity Index	0.81
Num. actors	52
Functions	Knowledge dissemination, Institutional capacity building, Campaigning, Lobbying
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Themes
Policy focus	Mainly mitigation
Sectors	No clear economic sector
Implementation countries	Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo (the Democratic Republic of the), Croatia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines (the), Russian Federation (the), Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, the United Republic of, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the), Viet Nam