Conservation

Multi-hazard risk management (such as natural hazards triggering technological accidents) need to be addressed in the face of consequences of climate change. At the same time, there is a growing interest in nature-based solutions...

Nairobi, 21 October 2021 – A drastic reduction in unnecessary, avoidable and problematic plastic is crucial to addressing the global pollution crisis, according to a comprehensive assessment released today by the UN Environment...

Sentinel-5P (Copernicus) In this podcast series, we discuss topics relating to the many services offered by the European Space Programme, and how this space data can be useful in international partnerships and development. For...

New Global Biodiversity Agreement: China to Host a Two-Part Summit on Nature 11-15 Oct 2021: UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15/COP-MOP10/COP-MOP4) - Part 1 (Virtual), including online high-level segment 25 Apr - 8 May 2022: UN...

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat on 12 July 2021 released the first official draft of a new Global Biodiversity Framework to guide actions worldwide through 2030 to preserve and protect nature and its...

100 contributors lend expertise to first-ever The State of the World’s Mangroves publication On July 26 2021, the Global Mangrove Alliance released their inaugural report, The State of the World’s Mangroves, a compilation of the...

HIGH-LEVEL PANEL on Fast-Forwarding the Green and Circular Economy Humanity is pushing the Earth beyond its natural limits, causing climate disruption, escalating pollution and threatening biodiversity through our economic...

EU Green Week 2021, Europe’s biggest annual conference focusing on environmental policy, took place from 31 May to 4 of June. This edition was dedicated to the topic of “zero pollution ambition”: EU Action Plan towards a Zero...

Le 16 juin à 16h10, le Fonds Fiduciaire pour la République centrafricaine, Fonds Bêkou, organise un débat sur la conservation dans les États Fragiles dans le cadre des journées européennes du développement (EDD/JED). Restaurer la...

Today Izabella Teixeira (former Environment Minister of Brazil) and Janez Potočnik (former European Commissioner for Environment and Science) are colleagues as Co-Chairs of the UNEP/ International Resource Panel. A decade ago...