A First in Taiwan! Three-Party Initiative Launches 30×30 Corporate Partner Programme, Bridging Sustainability and Nature Governance

The third edition of the Biodiversity Action Forum, co-organised by Uearth Sustainability, 三人恆好, and Environmental Friendly Seed, was held on 21 May at the Jisi Ministry of Transportation Conference Centre in Taipei. The forum responded to the theme of International Biodiversity Day 2025 — "Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development" — and was guided by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. It invited the Jane Goodall Institute and the National Park Service under the Ministry of the Interior to co-advocate, attracting over 200 representatives from the corporate sector, government agencies, academia, and civil society organisations.

The Third Biodiversity Action Forum Brings Together Industry, Government, and Academia to Explore How to Put the UN's Annual Theme into Practice

This year's United Nations International Biodiversity Day centres on the theme "Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development," underscoring the close connection between nature conservation blueprints and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It highlights that the two must complement and reinforce each other in order to realise a future in which people and nature thrive together.

The 30x30 target is one of the cornerstones of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, aiming to protect at least 30% of the world's land and ocean by 2030. Through expanding protected areas, advancing sustainable governance, and enabling indigenous participation, it seeks to halt biodiversity loss and realise a vision of living in harmony with nature.

This edition of the Biodiversity Action Forum brought together key actors from government, civil society, and the private sector. Ministry of the Interior National Park Service Director-General Wang Cheng-ji and Uearth Sustainability Services Co., Ltd. Chairman Chu Chu-yuan were invited to deliver opening remarks.

The forum's featured presentations focused on nature governance and action in practice, with Jane Goodall Institute Executive Director Guo Xue-zhen and Yushan National Park Management Office Section Chief Guo Chun-fen sharing their experiences in advancing biodiversity through public-private collaboration. On the corporate action front, Chunghwa Telecom Tainan Operations General Manager Tsai Min-hong, Fudy Printing Senior Service Designer Yang Chih-han, CTCI Group Chief Sustainability Officer Ho Li-hsian, and Environmental Friendly Seed Co., Ltd. CEO Wang Shu-zhen jointly presented diverse models of corporate innovation in nature governance.

The forum also publicly unveiled the Bio-Power 30×30 Biodiversity Action Award programme for the first time, with Uearth Sustainability CEO Tsai Cheng-chang presenting details to encourage companies to participate in global conservation goals through creative action. A closing panel discussion featured Yushan National Park Management Office Director Lu Shu-fei, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology Office of Sustainable Development Deputy Executive Director Chien He-lin, Yulon Group Public Affairs Department Section Chief Hsiao Fang-chi, and 三人恆好 Co., Ltd. CEO Liu Hsiao-jung, deepening cross-sector dialogue among industry, government, and academia, and giving shape to a shared vision of public participation in nature governance.

Taiwan's 30×30 Initiative Launches — Building an Action Platform and Shared Mechanism

The forum made a major debut with Taiwan's first-of-its-kind Bio-Power 30×30 Partner Programme — a cross-sector co-learning platform centred on businesses, with the core goal of engaging diverse organisations in nature governance. The programme connects different industries and stakeholders on a non-competitive basis, helping companies identify their relationship with nature and translate that understanding into a driving force for internal culture, supply chain management, and innovation strategy.

At the same time, the Bio-Power 30×30 Biodiversity Action Award was launched. Rather than ranking participants competitively, the award emphasises action rooted in local practice, with "communication" as its central bridge, spotlighting innovative models in which companies and organisations put biodiversity into action. Through mechanisms of sharing and mutual learning, it drives a positive cycle of "action" and "impact," expanding the resilience and value of the broader ecosystem.

National Park Service Director-General Wang Cheng-ji stated: "National parks are the most critical sites for biodiversity. Faced with global conservation trends, corporate responsibility is becoming ever more important. We look forward to collaborating with more businesses and civil organisations to inject real momentum into Taiwan's journey towards biodiversity sustainability and a future where nature and people flourish together."

The Bio-Power 30×30 Biodiversity Action Award draws inspiration from the Jane Goodall Institute's long-standing Roots & Shoots programme, with its four-phase action framework of "inspire learning, explore connections, take action, and celebrate impact" as the founding ethos of the award design. Dr. Jane Goodall personally offered her blessings via video at the forum. Jane Goodall Institute Executive Director Guo Xue-zhen remarked: "The launch of this award echoes what Dr. Goodall has long said — only if we understand, will we care; only if we care, will we act; and only through action does life find hope."

The Three Co-Organisers Join Forces to Face the Future — Co-Creating a Social Blueprint for Nature Inclusivity

Since 2022, the Biodiversity Action Forum has grown from a grassroots spirit as a "civil-society environmental conference," connecting businesses, academia, communities, and civil society to build Taiwan's most action-oriented biodiversity platform. The "Sustainable Family Contact Book" initiated at the first forum has, over three years, accumulated more than 74,000 copies distributed, enthusiastic responses from over 400 primary schools, and more than a thousand action sheets uploaded. The "Biodiversity Habitat Annual Report" launched at the second forum has achieved over a thousand downloads, demonstrating that biodiversity concepts have genuinely entered the realm of public action.

Uearth Sustainability Chairman Chu Chu-yuan said: "This is not merely a symposium — it is a declaration by civil society about the future of nature governance. What we hope to spark is not simply corporate transformation, but a redesign of the industrial ecosystem."

Environmental Friendly Seed CEO Wang Shu-zhen added: "This is a process of social learning. We hope to help businesses, public-sector bodies, and civil organisations find their own role and position within biodiversity — not merely chasing ESG benchmarks, but genuinely co-existing with the land."

三人恆好 CEO Liu Hsiao-jung said: "From advocacy to alliance, we hope to build a sustainable network of trust — one where through design, communication, and translation, action can be replicated, amplified, and woven into everyday life."

The forum has closed, but the action is only just beginning. The three co-organisers also previewed plans to continue driving follow-up workshops, matchmaking platforms, and local action programmes, inviting more public and private sector bodies and civil society organisations to join Taiwan's path towards nature governance and sustainable transformation — so that "30×30" becomes not merely a number, but an ecological revolution in which everyone plays a part.

Further Reading

• 2025 Biodiversity Action Forum & Bio-Power 30×30 Biodiversity Action Award Information Session