Global 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.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: OECMs to be integrated into UN protected areas framework after COP17
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) could further integrate Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) into its framework at COP17, as governments show growing interest in using them to meet biodiversity targets, WWF told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreIndustry lobbies make almost a third of delegations to key fishing meetings, report says
Up to a third of government delegations to international fishing management meetings are industry representatives, with one almost reaching 45% in 2021, according to an NGO report released on Thursday.
Read MoreCMS COP15: BRIEFING – 133 parties back protection for 40 more migratory species, oceans in focus
Governments agreed on Sunday to expand protections for 40 migratory animal species and adopted a broad package of measures, with a strong focus on ocean conservation, including precautionary limits on deep-sea mining and recognition of marine flyways, marking the close of a major legally-binding UN treaty on conservation.
Read MoreEU, Australia ink trade pact, with enforceable Paris Agreement clause
The European Union and Australia have concluded negotiations on a free trade deal that includes enforceable climate commitments allowing either party to impose sanctions if the other acts in a way that “materially defeats” the Paris Agreement – a clause that goes beyond the language of any previous EU trade deal.
Read MoreTechnological limitations challenging delivery of high seas treaty -study
Major data gaps, limited ocean mapping, and fragmented monitoring systems could constrain implementation of the international high seas treaty agreement unless rapidly addressed through coordinated technology, data-sharing, and capacity-building efforts, new scientific analysis has found.
Read MoreDeadlock persists at deep-sea mining talks as countries back inquiry into corporate moves
Country delegates at the latest UN talks on deep-sea mining did not advance discussions on global rules for the industry, while backing an investigation into unilateral corporate action.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Stalled plastic treaty talks may need procedural changes, observers say
Reviving stalled talks on a first-ever global treaty to curb plastic pollution may require changes to the negotiation process, though even a compromise could now be difficult to achieve, according to observers.
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