This high-level forum brought together national agencies, major corporations, NGOs, academic institutions, and international organisations in a united effort to achieve the country’s biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration goals by 2030.

The Alliance supports the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), particularly Targets 2 and 3, which call for the effective conservation of at least 30% of terrestrial and marine areas (Target 3) and the restoration of at least 30% of degraded ecosystems (Target 2). Members committed to identifying and managing both Protected Areas (PAs) and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), while also scaling up ecological restoration initiatives.

The “30×30 Alliance” is a voluntary, multi-stakeholder platform initiated by the Ministry of Environment to coordinate efforts across sectors toward these global goals. It brings together government agencies, public institutions, corporations, NGOs, and academia to share knowledge, mobilize resources, identify priority sites, and co-develop implementation strategies. Each stakeholder contributes through its own strengths—policy, research, ESG leadership, monitoring, or community action.

Participants included Samsung Electronics, POSCO DX, Hyundai Rotem, the Korea National Park Service (KNPS), IUCN, WWF Korea, the Ramsar Regional Centre–East Asia, and key national research institutes. The event marked the first national platform in Korea to formally integrate both conservation and restoration through inclusive, cross-sectoral collaboration.