Nine conservation groups just aimed more than $500 million at the species closest to the edge

A new Species Recovery Alliance, introduced at the COP17 biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia, brings together nine organisations — including the Bezos Earth Fund, Re:wild, Rainforest Trust and Fondation Segré — planning to commit more than $500 million over five years to the world's most endangered plants and animals. The idea is focus: protecting land alone can still lose the species inside it. The alliance builds on the Earth Fund's $200 million Phoenix Species Project, which backs recovery work for 100 critically endangered species in 30 countries. 'Setting up protected areas is not enough,' said the Earth Fund's Cristián Samper.

SDG 15 · Life on land — Mechanism: funding & finance