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/PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of seven of the 10 largest economies in the world united today in an ambitious agenda for the conservation of the planet, recognizing...

Letter to the United Nations Secretary General by Dr S Faizi, an ecologist based in Thiruvananthapuram, currently Consultant (Biodiversity), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Chair, International Union for Conservation of Nature/ Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (IUCN/CEESP) Task Force on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework; Team Leader, Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA's) Gujarat Ecosystem…

The post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) will be a major milestone in global agreements on biodiversity conservation, setting international ambition for the next decade.

The post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) will be a major milestone in global agreements on

'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like

The United Nations has been in the forefront of an ongoing battle against the growing hazards of climate change, including the destruction of different species of plants and animals, the danger of ris

The Global Youth Biodiversity Network Kenya Chapter and AWF convened a three-day workshop to support youth participation in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.

by Alice Stroud in GNRII on June 04, 2021 What is the first image that comes to your mind when asked about the lungs of the planet? Forests? Nope – think blue… something that covers 70% of the planet: the ocean! Oceans are a major carbon storage system for carbon dioxide (CO2), absorb about 30% of CO2 produced by human activities, and release at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen in the atmosphere. The ocean is home to most of Earth’s biodiversity. However, human activities are threat...

by Born Free USA in GNRII on June 04, 2021 Born Free USA joins the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) in celebrating World Environment Day 2021 on Saturday, June 5. This year’s World Environment Day theme is “Ecosystem Restoration” and the UN will use the opportunity to launch the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Born Free USA supports World Environment Day 2021’s theme of “Ecosystem Restoration” because it is a guiding principle for Born Free’s Global Nature Recovery Investme...

Does investing in nature actually deliver development at the local level?