What Goes On in National Parks That You Don’t See

30 by 30

Scientists agree that in order to save life on Earth, 30% of the planet’s land and sea must be protected by 2030.

That’s 4.5 years away.

Brooke Nolan chatted with people working in Australia’s national parks to find out what these protections do.

For nearly 150 years, national parks have been part of Australian life, carefully balancing public access to the outdoors with something irreplaceable: the land itself, and every plant and animal that calls it home.

This mission couldn’t be more relevant than it is today. With the threats of logging, climate change, and invasive species, national parks are a battleground for biodiversity. And they’re significant to the 30 by 30 initiative, a global movement to protect 30% of the planet’s land and sea by 2030.