Reflecting on 25 years of working together to deliver impact for nature and people It was 25 years ago this month that the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) was integrated into UNEP as a specialist Centre for biodiversity, operating through a collaboration between UNEP and the UK-registered charity WCMC. Before that, the…
As the global wetlands conference gets underway in Zimbabwe, find out how our delegation will be involved
UNEP-WCMC’s TRADE Hub project contributed to advancing sustainable agricultural research and policy practice across Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. The Trade, Development and Environment Hub (TRADE Hub) was a five-year project that significantly advanced research on agricultural commodities, wild meat and wildlife trade. Not only did it conduct research in over nine countries, but…
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With ever-rising temperatures and mounting pressure on natural resources, we must take urgent action to build drought resilience
As the two-year Convening for Restoration initiative draws to a close, project leaders discuss some of the successes and challenges involved
Record-level growth of investment in Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool will have real impacts for nature data
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Prudence Tangham Galega, co-chair of the Cameroon National Ecosystem Assessment, discusses key milestones achieved during Cameroon’s assessment journey, the challenges faced, and obstacles overcome along the way. Having trained as a judge, Prudence has held senior leadership roles in environmental protection across Africa. She is currently the Director of the Multimedia Legal and Judicial Centre of…
The third UN Ocean Conference in Nice results in a wave of new pledges to extend marine protected areas and finance ocean action.
Under the Proteus Partnership, UNEP-WCMC has been exploring how companies can use supply chain sustainability initiatives and Landscape-level Approaches (LLAs) to conserve and restore landscapes along their supply chains and operations. Companies depend on nature, yet ecosystems across the world are being degraded. All businesses rely on healthy and functioning landscapes for their direct…
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