Canva billionaire vows to donate half of his wealth for 'urgent' cause
Mr Adams and his former zoologist wife, Lisa Miller, announced the move in a letter to global environmental organisation The Giving Pledge.
Canva is worth an estimated US $32billion after a share price surge last year.
Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates established the group in 2010 for the world's überwealthy to fund global philanthropic ventures.
In a letter penned to the group, Mr Adams said he and Ms Miller believed 'with great fortune comes great responsibility'.
'We recognise that the opportunities we have had in life place us in a position to give generously and act with purpose,' he wrote.
'Philanthropy is more than charity; it is a means of addressing systemic issues, driving meaningful change, and ensuring that future generations inherit a world rich in possibility and biodiversity.
'By joining the Giving Pledge, we aim to emphasise this responsibility and commit our resources to the planet that we all rely on.
'And this commitment is critical during the next decade.'
Ms Miller has been operating the couple's Wedgetail Foundation, protecting and restoring biodiversity.
The couple said they have since grown their confidence 'that these are issues worth fighting for'.
The software billionaire said governments and businesses will be important in preventing ecological declines, but philanthropy 'has a unique ability to drive bold action'.
'Through the Giving Pledge we are directing the majority of our wealth toward this, because the alternative – inaction on a dying planet – is unacceptable.'
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