Major AI governance frameworks ignore risks to nature
Two influential blueprints for governing Artificial Intelligence cover national security, job security, and human freedom, but fail to address AI’s vast potential to accelerate resource extraction and the destruction of nature, a campaign group said during the UN’s inaugural dialogue on AI governance in Geneva this week.
Read MoreBiodiversity finance narratives shape market-oriented conservation approaches -study
The dominant narratives surrounding biodiversity finance increasingly frame conservation through innovation and market-based approaches therefore shaping how biodiversity protection is governed and understood, according to a recent study published in Environmental Sociology.Â
Read MoreUK water investment programme could anchor billions in nature finance, policy brief says
England’s water industry investment programme could become one of the country’s largest long-term sources of nature finance if regulators and utilities expand the role of catchment-scale and nature-based solutions, according to a policy brief published on Tuesday.
Read MoreEU, member states off track for most 2030 global biodiversity targets, report says
Efforts across the European Union to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) are generally not enough to meet most of its 2030 targets, according to a report published on Tuesday.
Read MoreScottish councils use about 20% of nature funds for routine spending, investigation says
Councils in Scotland have collectively used about £4 million of governmental nature restoration funding on office costs and routine spending, according to a media investigation published this week.
Read MoreBottom trawling threatens seabirds, cetaceans in UK MPAs -NGO
A new report said that some three quarters of site assessments for UK marine protected areas (MPAs) designated to safeguard whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seabirds identify bottom trawling as a threat requiring management.
Read MoreEU has plenty of room for offshore wind, fishing, meeting 30×30 conservation target -report
The European Union would only need to use 0.19% of its waters to meet its 2030 offshore wind target, leaving ample space for commercial fishing and marine conservation, according to a report published on Tuesday.
Read MoreGlobal consultancy, Swiss developer partner to unlock funding for global water credit market
A global innovation consultancy specialising in the water sector and a Swiss-based water credit system developer have partnered to attract investment to the nascent water credits market.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Future uncertain for Indigenous Peoples as Peru pledges land rights recognition
The government of Peru’s recently announced pledge to improve Indigenous land recognition will only help people secure their territories in the Peruvian Amazon if this high-level statement drives official, long-lasting land demarcation, an Indigenous Kichwa leader told Carbon Pulse.
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