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On International Day of Biological Diversity 2021, let's look at 20 Aichi targets that will help restore the balance of life on Earth.

2021 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) Share on The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will host the 2020 UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China, on 17-30 May 2021. The conference will consist of the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15), the 10th Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Cartagena Protocol COP/MOP10), and the 4th Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (Nagoya Protocol COP/MOP4), originally scheduled for October 2020, will now be held 17-30 May...

Reform of the Biodiscovery Act 2004 - have your say As part of the next stage in the reform of Queensland’s biodiscovery laws, consultation is now open on the draft Traditional Knowledge in Biodiscovery Code of Practice and Guidelines. Biodiscovery in Queensland involves the collection and analysis of native biological material (e.g. plants, animals and other organisms) for commercial applications such as pharmaceuticals and insecticides. The reforms aim to better protect First Nations peoples’ knowledge and support the growth of the state’s biodiscovery industry in line with internatio...

Member states of the World Health Organization have a chance to enact reforms through the International Health Regulations.

Science for just $15 USD. Summary In science news around the world, the United States and 13 other countries criticize a new report by a World Health Organization panel that had visited China to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic started, calling it delayed, incomplete, and not sufficiently independent. A U.S. House of Representatives panel proposes raising the budget of the National Science Foundation by more than double in the next 5 years, to $18.3 billion, and creating a directorate that would accelerate the development of new technologies. Brazil finally ratifies the Nagoya Protocol, ...