Natural resource management

Cameroon became the 47 th Party to the United Nations Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention). This is an important step for the wider region, as Cameroon...

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...

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...

A new guidance document has been published on reopening parks and protected areas amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The document is available on the EU Publications Office site in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Bengali, Khmer and...

Building with Nature integrates Nature-based Solutions into water and marine engineering practice. To make nature the fundament of the solution, a paradigm shift is needed in in all aspects of project development. One of the main...

Mangroves provide goods and services that contribute 1.5 billion Euros to the local economy of the Saloum Delta. The evaluation was made following a study conducted between 2020-2021 in Senegal. The contribution of the mangroves...

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...