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Protecting the global water cycle can help us achieve many of the SDGs. Here's how public-partnerships can unlock innovative solutions for a sustainable future.

Top health news: Blood test for Parkinson's shows promise; Cancer cases in under-50s show dramatic rise; US officials look to reclassify marijuana.

A series of reports on industry sector-specific actions that companies should take now to transform their businesses and contribute to reversing nature loss by 2030 – the mission at the heart of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Outgoing President Halimah Yacob of Singapore has extended her best wishes to President-elect Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who will be sworn in as the countrys ninth president. Shanmugaratnam, an economist, won 70.4% of the votes in the recent election. Halimah, Singapores first female president, expressed gratitude for the trust and support she received during her term.

Last December, the world took an important step towards resetting its relationship with nature. Amidst unparalleled biodiversity loss and a worsening climate emergency, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) agreed last year by 196 governments set out the range and scale of actions needed for the world to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 – a goal commonly referred to as ‘nature positive’.

A series of reports on industry sector-specific actions that companies should take now to transform their businesses and contribute to reversing nature loss by 2030 – the mission at the heart of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

The stories shaping the Global, Regional and Industry agendas

The stories shaping the Global, Regional and Industry agendas

They can be very confident that no one in their circles will ever check the math to see if the numbers add up.

Air pollution is a deadly problem. Trees play a vital role in cleaning the air – here are four Uplink innovations that aim to help us breathe more easily.