India, Dec. 11 -- African Protected and Conserved Areas (PCAs) received the highest financial support for biodiversity conservation under the 30x30 international funding initiative, according to a new report released at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) on December 10, 2025.

The African PCAs received nearly half off all tracked international PCA funding (47 per cent of all inflows) and emerged as the fastest growing recipients globally between 2014 and 2024.

This amount was in sharp contrast to just four per cent funding that went to Small Island Developing States (SIDSs), and other oceanic regions. These areas received about $42 million annually in international 30x30 funding over the period, despi...