INTERVIEW: Environmental advocates call for greater transparency in UK overseas nature funding
Conservation advocacy groups called for greater transparency over how the UK spends overseas nature funding, warning weak reporting risks undermining political support for future international climate aid.
Read MoreNearly half of protected migratory species facing decline, report warns
Almost half of protected migratory species are in decline, up 5% in just two years, while a quarter now face extinction globally, a report has warned.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Scrutiny grows over deep-sea mining permits ahead of UN talks
A new round of talks around deep-sea mining is set to take place in Jamaica next week amid growing tensions, as the International Seabed Authority (ISA)Â moves forward with an investigation into special permits.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Megadiverse countries turn to nature credits ahead of GBF progress review
Early submissions of the 7th national reports aimed at tracking progress towards global biodiversity targets show mounting interest in crediting mechanisms among megadiverse countries, according to analysis from Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreOpaque plastic treaty talks end in Japan
At least 17 countries and the EU met in Tokyo for closed-door talks aimed at informally overcoming some of the roadblocks that have so far prevented a legally binding global treaty to tackle the plastic pollution crisis from being agreed.
Read MoreInternational legal hurdles could slow high seas mCDR -report
Marine carbon removal (mCDR) faces significant legal uncertainty under international treaties, which could constrain large-scale deployment, a new report said.
Read MoreCBD meeting defers key financial decisions to COP17
The sixth meeting of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-6) closed in Rome on Thursday, delivering some progress, but leaving parties divided on financing and resource mobilisation.
Read MoreCBD meeting in Rome opens with mixed national reporting progress
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) does not have a credibility gap, despite the varied progress on national reporting, its head said as its subsidiary body meeting opened in Rome.
Read MorePREVIEW: Biodiversity talks face implementation test as SBI6 opens amid delivery concerns
A spectre of under-delivery is now stalking the biodiversity COP17, as delegates head to Rome next week for the sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI6) of the CBD, with less than half of the parties having submitted their action plans and a notable lack of ambition in those who have.
Read MoreStricter biodiversity rules for China’s global infrastructure push could help close GBF gaps, says research institute
Transforming the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) into a green development strategy could position China as a pivotal actor in delivering the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) by embedding stronger biodiversity safeguards across its overseas infrastructure footprint, found a new report.Â
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