Countries urgently need land plans to respond to the triple planetary crisis
Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience present an opportunity to find common ground in tackling biodiversity loss
Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience present an opportunity to find common ground in tackling biodiversity loss
Only eight of the top 20 countries with the highest rates of tropical deforestation have quantified targets on forests in their national climate action plans
A new report estimates that green investment of USD 7.4 trillion by 2030 would generate the economic equivalent of USD152 trillion
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For International Day for Biological Diversity, we share a small sample of our work to implement the Biodiversity Plan
WCMC Chief Executive Officer Jonny Hughes celebrates a new tool for monitoring urban ecological performance
For World Water Day, Head of Nature-based Solutions Dr Najma Mohamed explains how nature-based solutions and a rights-based approach to climate and environment policy and practice is the best route to leveraging water for peace Johannesburg is currently confronting an unprecedented water crisis, affecting those living in informal settlements as well as those in more…
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Nearly 6,000 delegates gathered in Nairobi recently for the sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6). Heads of state, ministers, civil society representatives, Indigenous Peoples, international organisations, scientists and the private sector participated in the meeting, dedicated to the theme of “Effective, inclusive and sustainable multilateral actions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and…
A momentous global agreement for nature signed at the end of 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), spurred a busy and productive year at UNEP-WCMC. Simultaneously, climate records were broken around the world in 2023 and pressures on biodiversity grew, making our work to secure a sustainable planet for people and nature more pressing…
UNEP-WCMC’s Chief Impact Officer Matt Jones, Principal Specialist for Nature-based Solutions Valerie Kapos and Principal Technical Specialist for Climate Change Mitigation Lera Miles reflect on this year’s climate summit and celebrate clear acknowledgement of the need for integrated action on the climate and nature crises A significant outcome of this year’s global climate summit, COP28,…
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