Setting and implementing appropriate policies at global and national scales is critical to tackling the nature crisis.
We support policy-makers to take action for people and planet. We are internationally recognized for our experience and expertise in supporting governments in the development and implementation of biodiversity policies at national, regional and global scales.
Our team works with governments, collectively and individually, to develop and use tools, such as biodiversity indicators and national ecosystem assessments, to meet national and internationally established biodiversity-related goals and targets. We enable and enhance decision-making at all scales by improving the knowledge base for understanding and addressing biodiversity loss in a way that respects human rights and strengthens equity.
We work to support the integration of nature across the UN system and the delivery of various biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements.
Our conservation experts highlight four species that governments recently recognized need greater protections and explain how these decisions can lead to positive outcomes for the world’s long-distance migrants The only global treaty focused exclusively on the conservation of migratory species recently brought governments together in Campo Grande, Brazil. A team of experts represented the UN…
Expert Workshop on Traditional Knowledge Indicators considers the next steps in developing rights-based monitoring frameworks. Indigenous Peoples are vital knowledge holders and custodians of many of the world’s most biodiverse landscapes. Respecting and advancing their rights is imperative to achieving the world’s major international commitment on biodiversity, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). Indicators related to traditional knowledge (TK) help reveal how Indigenous…
Our Conservation and Policy teams travel to Brazil this week to support the 15th meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species. They share insights from their work ahead of this important event.
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