• News 26 Feb 26

    UNEP-WCMC launches its new strategy for 2026-2029 

    People both depend on and impact nature. Our societies and economies are built on the foundations of nature’s contributions to people at local and global scales. Thriving nature also has intrinsic value. Reflecting on the importance of healthy ecosystems, our strategy for 2026-2029 focuses on catalyzing action to achieve the ambitions of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) and its 2050 vision of living in harmony with nature.  We will work to address direct drivers and underlying causes of nature loss  Direct drivers of nature loss are the processes that contribute to reduction and degradation of biodiversity. These are both rapid and long-term changes…

    UNEP-WCMC launches its new strategy for 2026-2029 
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    News 19 Feb 26

    New Nature Tools Compass to support businesses and financial institutions 

    The Nature Tools Compass launches to support businesses and financial institutions in finding the right tools to assess their nature dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities.  UNEP-WCMC, in collaboration with partner organizations of the Strengthening Understanding and Strategies of Business to Assess and Integrate Nature (SUSTAIN) project, has launched the Nature Tools Compass to help businesses and financial institutions in navigating tools to assess their nature…

    New Nature Tools Compass to support businesses and financial institutions 
  • News 9 Feb 26

    IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment: 100 specific actions for businesses to lead transformative change or risk extinction

    Landmark new IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment highlights approaches and more than 100 specific actions for businesses, governments, financial actors and civil society to understand, measure and respond to business impacts and dependencies on nature. Every business depends directly or indirectly on biodiversity, and every business impacts biodiversity.   Biodiversity loss now poses a critical and pervasive systemic risk to the economy,…

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    IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment: 100 specific actions for businesses to lead transformative change or risk extinction
  • Story 6 Feb 26

    Shaping the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment: explore key resources from UNEP-WCMC 

    Recognizing the important role of businesses in responding to the biodiversity crisis, IPBES is set to release their Business and Biodiversity Assessment, in which UNEP-WCMC has been centrally involved.  Author: Elspeth Grace, Programme Officer, Nature Economy  Nature loss is no longer a distant risk. Businesses, finance and society face direct consequences from the biodiversity crisis, exacerbated by climate change. Healthy ecosystems…

    Shaping the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment: explore key resources from UNEP-WCMC 
  • Comment 4 Feb 26

    An introduction to the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment from its co-chair 

    Ahead of the launch of the Business and Biodiversity Assessment, co-chair Matt Jones explains how this first-of-its-kind report moves the world closer to living in harmony with nature. There is an old stereotype that people who advocate for the environment and those involved in business sit on different sides of the table, locked into inevitably adversarial positions. That is changing.   The latest science and research enable us to look at this through…

    An introduction to the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment from its co-chair 
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    News 26 Jan 26

    UNEP-WCMC and Google to harness AI to tackle unsustainable wildlife trade 

    The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Google are seeking to harness previously untapped data to help the plants and animals most threatened by global wildlife trade.   New funding from Google.org’s $20 million AI for Science Fund has been awarded to support UNEP-WCMC in its cutting-edge use of artificial intelligence for applied scientific research.   The overexploitation of animals and plants is a major threat driving species to extinction. In recognition of this, the Convention on International Trade in…

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    UNEP-WCMC and Google to harness AI to tackle unsustainable wildlife trade 
  • News 12 Jan 26

    What’s next for biodiversity conservation? Insights from the 2026 Horizon Scan 

    The now published 2026 Global Horizon Scan highlights 15 emerging issues for biodiversity conservation in the decade ahead.  Author: Dr. Thiago Uehara, Principal Specialist, Nature-Based Solutions team  Each year, a panel of conservation scientists, policymakers and practitioners work together to identify issues that could shape biodiversity action in the decade ahead. The 2026 Global Horizon Scan, now published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, highlights 15 emerging issues…

    What’s next for biodiversity conservation? Insights from the 2026 Horizon Scan 
  • News 8 Jan 26

    Introducing the WDPCA: Protected planet is evolving 

    There have been exciting new changes for Protected Planet, including a bringing together and rebrand of the flagship databases into the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas. These changes will streamline the reporting process for data providers, expand the options for data analysis, and provide added transparency around the impact of protected and conserved areas (PCAs) on the world’s biodiversity.…

    Introducing the WDPCA: Protected planet is evolving 
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    Impact 17 Dec 25

    Delivering hope through action: 5 ways UNEP-WCMC contributed to a sustainable future for people and nature in 2025

    We share five ways we contributed to supporting people and nature in 2025.  During 2025 we generated real world impact, from fostering public and private sector collaboration to deliver for nature, to advancing progress against the full range of ambitions of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and key elements of the Sustainable Development Goals. Below, we share five ways we contributed to reducing biodiversity loss to benefit people and planet.  1. We…

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    Delivering hope through action: 5 ways UNEP-WCMC contributed to a sustainable future for people and nature in 2025