Q&A: How can Canada best meet its commitment to protecting 30% of its land by 2030?

At last year's COP15 conference in Montreal, the Government of Canada set the goal of conserving 30 percent of the country's land and water by 2030. In a new study published in Nature Communications, a group of McGill University researchers have sought to understand how well our existing protected lands preserve Canadian species, how many species we could save if we reach our 30 x 30 targets, and what factors impact our ability to safeguard species in future conserved areas.