Two-thirds of climate-resilient coral reefs outside global protections -study
Fewer than one-third of climate-resilient coral reefs fall within protected and conserved areas, despite representing one of the clearest near-term opportunities to advance global biodiversity goals, according to a new report.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Carbon Pulse launches the Biodiversity Portal
Track submissions of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and interest in biodiversity credits ahead of COP17 through the Biodiversity Portal.
Read MoreUN Third World Ocean Assessment sees deepening ocean crisis
A UN-led report released on Monday provided an updated assessment of the state of the world’s oceans and the factors driving changes across marine ecosystems.
Read MorePapua New Guinea unveils enhanced NDC, secures ā¬2.1 mln in EU climate funding
Papua New Guinea has set a pathway to reach net zero emissions by 2030 and become net-negative by 2035 under a near-final update to its national climate pledge, while simultaneously securing new EU funding to strengthen climate finance, forest monitoring, and biodiversity governance.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Bring finance ministers to Yerevan, stakeholders urgeĀ
Biodiversity finance should be elevated beyond environment ministries and embed nature considerations across economic policymaking, speakers urged governments at an online event Tuesday ahead of COP17 in Yerevan.
Read MoreCBD chief: Nature credits playing a āmassive roleā in biodiversity financing debate
Nature credits are playing a significant part in conversations around how to raise transparent biodiversity financing, said Astrid Schomaker, the executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Read MoreNature conservation laws can protect countries from fund withdrawals -paper
The Kunming Declaration led fund managers to move portfolios to countries deemed to have lower biodiversity-related risk, but conservation laws can help deter investor withdrawals, a paper has said.
Read MoreGlobal 30×30 target prioritises African protected area expansion over ecological outcomes -paper
Expanding protected areas under the international target of safeguarding 30% of land and sea by 2030 should be seen as only one dimension of successful ecological conservation in Africa, according to a paper published this week.
Read MoreCountries can curve plastic pollution without a global treaty -report
International cooperation can achieve significant reductions in plastic production and its emissions despite the absence of a legally binding global treaty, according to a report.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Circular economy emerges as a missing link in GBF delivery, specialists say
Speakers from science, civil society, and government argued that circular economy approaches must become central to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), warning that biodiversity goals will remain out of reach unless countries address the economic systems driving ecosystem degradation.
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