A Nature-Positive World: The Global Goal for Nature
To secure the stability of the Earth system on which all life depends, we must halt and reverse the loss of nature by 2030.
The Nature Positive global goal is to halt and reverse the loss of Nature by 2030 from a 2020 baseline. This goal can integrate the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the Paris Agreement for the climate and the sustainable development goals to support the creation of an equitable, nature positive and carbon neutral world.This global goal requires collective action from governments, businesses, civil society, indigenous and local peoples.

Nature-positive includes a focus on species distribution, abundance, functional traits, genetic diversity, and demographic trends as well as the intactness and integrity of ecosystems andbiomes. It also includes the functioning of ecological and global processes such as hydrology, rainfall patterns and migration that support biodiversity, maintain drinking water supplies, sustain agriculture, and ensure a stable climate. Together these provide a resilient planet able to cope with shocks and stresses without crossing destabilizing tipping points. Abundance and functionality, across scales from local ecosystems to the entire Earth system, should be our goal for all life on Earth. 

Nature Positive Paper

Nature Positive: halting and reversing biodiversity loss toward restoring Earth system stability

Written by 11 leading co-authors in specialty focus areas. Published by Frontiers in Science.
Launched April 9th, 2026.
This paper represents collaboration at its best. A team of interdisciplinary co-authors from Canada, the United States of America, Europe, the United Kingdom, China, Brazil and India, came together to create this roadmap. Their united approach shows how these challenges are connected and how we can solve them as one — as well as the urgency for a solution.
READ THE NATURE POSITIVE PAPER
Locke H, Rockström J, Plowright RK, Laffoley D, Little Bear L, Peres CA, Wei F, Karanth KK, Zemke L, Seetal R and Hauer FR (2026) Nature Positive: halting and reversing biodiversity loss toward restoring Earth system stability. Front Sci 4:1609998. doi: 10.3389/fsci.2026.1609998

Resources

Website: https://www.naturepositive.org Paper: Nature Positive: halting and reversing biodiversity loss toward restoring Earth system stabilityPaper: A Nature-Positive World: The Global Goal for NatureNature Positive Media Page - Links, Assets and Videos
Video: Nature Positive with Harvey Locke
Video: Climate Investment Summit Keynote: Nature Positive with Harvey Locke

Contacts:

Dr. Harvey Locke – Co-founder and Strategic Advisor, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, Vice Chair for Nature Positive.
www.HarveyLocke.com
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