National biodiversity plans are stronger when Indigenous Peoples have decision-making power, report says
An Indigenous rights organisation has reviewed the national biodiversity plans of 10 Asian countries, highlighting Indigenous Peoples’ (IPs) experiences with the process and concluding that planning is weakened by missed engagement opportunities.
Read MoreLebanon considers biodiversity credits in national plan
Lebanon is considering biodiversity credits as a source of innovative financing to support progress towards a target of mobilising at least $100 million per year for nature by 2030, according to an updated national plan.
Read MoreNew chair of global plastics treaty elected to revive stalled negotiations
UN member states elected this weekend a new chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to try and conclude what has so far been a division-packed process to create a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution.
Read MoreEcoscape restoration in marine spatial planning seen as pathway to meet GBF targets -report
Embedding ecoscape restoration directly into climate-smart marine spatial planning (MSP) could accelerate global biodiversity recovery, researchers said in a new perspective paper.
Read MoreChina moves to host High Seas Treaty secretariat
China has proposed hosting the secretariat for a UN treaty aimed at conserving biodiversity in the high seas, seeking to take a central role in multilateral environmental agreements, according to media reports.
Read MoreHigh Seas Treaty still needs more countries to join, WWF says
More high-income countries need to sign the High Seas Treaty into law so that it has enough funding to enable fast action on global ocean protection, said a WWF executive as the agreement came into force on Saturday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: High Seas Treaty enters into force, first COP due within a year
The agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), also known as the High Seas Treaty, will enter into force on Jan. 17, with the first COP expected to take place within a year.
Read MoreStudy drafts five-step roadmap for UK govt to support financial targets of the GBF
Although the UK’s financial sector damages the natural world, it holds potential to reform and support the 2030 targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), according to a study published this week.
Read MoreMDBs seek to mainstream biodiversity across portfolios and country programmes -webinar
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) need to move from high-level biodiversity commitments and strategies to concrete implementation through financial instruments and country programmes, a webinar heard on Wednesday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: UNEA-7 lands 11-point package on minerals, chemicals and ecosystems, major decisions pushed
This week’s seventh UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded with modest progress on minerals, metals, chemicals, waste, and strategic ecosystems, but a lack of ambitious measures means many of the defining decisions are now delayed to 2026.
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