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Floods, heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires – a changing climate is bringing with it ever more frequent and destructive so-called “natural” disasters, often impacting the most vulnerable areas and communities of the world. Amidst these rising impacts, the role of nature is too often framed as “creating” such events. Yet, as both science and traditional knowledge […]
Corporations need to view their biodiversity and climate strategies in tandem to meet increasing stakeholder expectations.
With a new government in place and the chairmanship of Asean coming up in 2024, Malaysia is positioned to lead the fight for the environment domestically, regionally and internationally.
NbS: An important aspect of NbS is it should simultaneously improve the biodiversity of a locality and benefit its inhabitants. So, the protection of the Sundarbans, management of Tanguar Haor, the floating agriculture of Barishal, restoring of Dhaka’s Hatirjheel, or practising of agroforestry in greater Mymensingh are examples of nature-based solutions.
At the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), 23 countries and organizations, led by Colombia and supported by Germany, launched a partnership to accelerate country-led implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted at the meeting.