A Hotter World, Tighter Budgets: World Wildlife Fund on Climate Week’s 2026 Test Public funding for nature conservation is dwindling, casting a shadow over this year's Climate Week in New York City.
Since 2010, 80% of nature finance has come from public budgets, but private investment falls far short of the $570 billion needed annually by 2030 to meet global climate and biodiversity goals.
The World Wildlife Fund recently warned that nature financing is not keeping pace with the urgency demanded by the situation.