Our Conservation Masterplan

POPULATIONS

Effective management of populations of species both in situ (in the wild) and ex situ (in zoos and breeding centres) through research, conservation breeding, welfare and monitoring.

PEOPLE

Working with people everywhere and in all areas of society to enable them to coexist and thrive with wildlife and develop nature-friendly, sustainable lifestyles and livelihoods.

PLACES

Providing safe and healthy habitats for wildlife through effective protection, restoration and management.

POLICY

Influencing businesses, statutory agencies and governments to incorporate effective planning and legislation to protect and enhance biodiversity, and in doing so contribute to vibrant economies.

Our Conservation Masterplan is our roadmap for how we are going to deliver real conservation impact over the next decade and make a significant contribution to tackling the global extinction crisis by 2031. Centred around a set of clear, bold targets and endorsed by the global authority on conservation, the IUCN, this 10-year plan will take us up to our 100-year anniversary, when we’ll be able to look back and clearly see the results of our mission to protect the natural world.

Tackling the magnitude of the biodiversity crisis requires deliberate, innovative conservation actions. Preventing extinction is complex and, with the majority of species with whom we share our planet facing unimaginable threats, it requires a multi-faceted approach. Our conservation work is all about interconnection. Relentless collaboration is the only solution to ensuring the continued survival of threatened species. Our interdisciplinary zoo teams, together with our extensive network of field and academic partners, deploy a fully rounded approach to conservation. • Influence change in five major policy areas for wildlife.

Developed in line with the UN’s sustainable development goals, our Conservation Masterplan also sets out a path for us to achieve carbon net zero and zero waste in our operations, as well as ensuring the procurement of deforestation-free commodities in all of our supply chains.

This plan focuses our precious resources on what really matters: a masterplan for wildlife that will deliver real conservation impact, and fast.

Our focus is on ‘four Ps’:

• Populations of animals and plants • Places for wildlife • People • Policy

By integrating activities in these four areas, we can maximise our impact.

These four Ps shape our six key targets to benefit wildlife. By 2031 we will:

POPULATIONS

options for future conservation for an additional 150

species through conservation breeding and propagation declines of 200

threatened populations of species in the wild

PREVENTING EXTINCTION

PLACES

landscapes for wildlife totalling 250,000 ha

• Preserve options for future conservation for an additional 150 species through conservation breeding and propagation • Halt or reverse the decline of 200 highly threatened populations of plants and animal species in the wild • Improve landscapes for wildlife, totalling 250,000 hectares • Train 5,000 conservationists to deliver positive change for wildlife • Empower 10 million people to live more sustainably

5,000

conservationists

PEOPLE

10 million

people to live more sustainably

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5

major policy areas for wildlife

POLICY