Overview

• William convened the “Nature’s Guardians: On the Road to COP30 & Beyond” roundtable at St James’s Palace, drawing government officials, philanthropic leaders and Indigenous community representatives as part of London Climate Action Week.
• He stressed that Indigenous peoples and local communities must lead conservation efforts, calling for “courage,” greater ambition and deeper collaboration to achieve climate and biodiversity targets ahead of COP30.
• Brazil’s Minister of Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara and UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband backed his call, with Guajajara featuring in the final episode of William’s Guardians docuseries premiering June 27.
• At the Earthshot Prize’s Investing for Impact forum, he urged investors to fund environmental innovators, noting that only 17% of land and 3% of oceans are fully protected despite a global 2030 conservation commitment.
• William will return to Brazil in November to present the Earthshot Prize in Rio de Janeiro and has been invited to attend COP30 in Belém by Environment Minister Marina Silva.