First CBD Indigenous Peoples meeting closes with some progress, disputes over terms
The first meeting of an Indigenous Peoples-focused group under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) closed in Panama on Thursday with progress on participation rules, rumblings of discontent over terminology, and a heavily bracketed set of recommendations to take forward to COP17.
Read MoreTalks stall on long-awaited Southern Ocean protection measures
Country delegates failed to adopt long-awaited measures to enhance the protection of the Southern Ocean at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).
Read MoreUN meeting lays groundwork for first assessment of global progress on biodiversity
Delegates to the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) agreed last Friday on a blueprint for the first report aimed at tracking progress towards the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Read MoreFirst CBD Indigenous group meeting to tackle operational challenges
The first meeting of a special Indigenous Peoples-focused group, part of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), opened on Monday in Panama with the aim of setting out clear rules for its operation alongside a programme of work.
Read MoreScientists call for improved soil monitoring ahead of CBD meeting
Countries should take urgent action to protect and enhance soil biodiversity, which is largely overlooked in existing national plans, a group of scientists has said.
Read MoreNon-profit issues defense of analysis following claims of understated sponsor risk in Brazil’s tropical forest finance plan
A Norwegian non-profit has issued a formal response defending the financial risk analysis behind a $125-billion tropical forest finance mechanism proposed by Brazil after external critics alleged that the model understates potential losses for public sponsors.Â
Read MoreIUCN sets 20-year vision for global conservation, adopts nearly 150 resolutions
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) congress in Abu Dhabi agreed 148 resolutions, including on biodiversity credits and fossil fuels, and adopted a strategic vision for global conservation efforts until 2045.
Read MoreGlobal lawmakers call for historic ban on fossil fuel expansion in Amazon
A coalition of more than 900 parliamentarians from 96 countries has issued a call to end all new oil and gas expansion across the Amazon Basin in a new roadmap published this week, warning that the world’s largest rainforest is nearing an irreversible tipping point.
Read MoreWorld leaders are 63% behind goal to end deforestation by 2030 -study
Countries with forest pledges must generate more funding to advance efforts countering deforestation, according to findings published on Tuesday by a network of research organisations, NGOs, and advocacy groups.
Read MoreWorld’s first climate tipping point reached amid coral reef diebacks -report
The world has reached its first climate tipping point, triggered by the widespread bleaching and death of warm water corals around the globe, scientists warned in a report published Monday.
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