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VICTORY: A Global Commitment to 30×30!
Global leaders finalized negotiations at the United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP15) in the early morning hours on December 19, 2022. The historic agreement includes a commitment to conserve 30% of…
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Choosing Your Own Adventure in 30×30
September’s webinar — our 41st webinar in the ‘First Friday Webinar Series” supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation — covered some of the questions and concerns that…
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And what do you think?
Three members of the zoo, aquarium and museum working group on 30×30 were recently joined by two other sites in piloting a promising new…
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200 Museums, Aquariums, and Zoos Sign a Letter of Support for 30×30
The national and global push to protect at least 30% of nature – lands, waters and ocean – by 2030 (“30×30”) provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to collaborate in unprecedented…
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Get Ready for Party for the Planet and World Ocean Day
The March webinar (see recording below) featured: Heidi Faris, Connecting to Nature Coordinator at the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, who provided an overview of Party for…
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30×30 Annual Update for 2021: Engaging the public and informing policymakers
Collaboration on to protecting at least 30% of our blue planet, including its lands, waters and ocean, by 2030 (“30×30”) has been our top organizational priority for two years,…
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How to leverage your commitment and encourage support for “America the Beautiful” and 30×30
The First Friday Webinar for December featured a discussion of the ways that zoos, aquariums and museums can continue to build support for the goal of 30×30 as envisioned…
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180 zoos, aquariums, and museums from all 50 states sign in support of 30×30 and America the Beautiful
In an unprecedented show of support for conservation, more than 180 zoos, aquariums and museums (ZAMs) from communities in all 50 states recently signed on to a
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The Climate Crisis, COP26, and the Zoo, Aquarium and Museum Community
The First Friday Webinar for November featured a timely talk as COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow continues. The discussion included the intersection between…
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Previewing AZA 2021 – Sessions on Engaging the Public and Advancing Conservation
During the September edition of our First Friday Webinar Series we previewed some of the most exciting sessions on engaging the public and advancing conservation that will be part…
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