In 2022, nearly 200 nations signed on to an ambitious global pledge to protect 30% of the planet’s land and ocean by 2030, a movement known as 30x30. The 30x30 target, formally adopted as Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by protecting at least 30% of land and ocean globally, a scientifically grounded threshold shown to reduce extinction risk, strengthen ecosystem resilience, and sustain the planet’s life-support systems....