Celebrating women in conservation science
Marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science at UNEP-WCMC
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11 Feb 25
Celebrating women in conservation science
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Story 8 Nov 24Businesses and governments must act to standardise core metrics if we are to halt biodiversity lossBusinesses and governments must act to standardise core metrics if we are to halt biodiversity loss
UNEP-WCMC scientists examine the challenges faced when implementing effective biodiversity metrics
News 18 Oct 24Citizens can contribute towards more than half of the data to track progress on global biodiversity goalsCitizens can contribute towards more than half of the data to track progress on global biodiversity goals
A new study highlights how citizen involvement is vital for monitoring biodiversity
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Story 19 Sep 24Young African professionals share how they have been empowered to tackle environmental challengesYoung African professionals share how they have been empowered to tackle environmental challenges
Young professionals in biodiversity-related fields across Africa on their experiences of the SPIBES MSc
Story 29 Jun 24Studies reveal conservation successes for wildlife and habitats in TanzaniaStudies reveal conservation successes for wildlife and habitats in Tanzania
Two new studies show promising trends for the county’s rare creatures and protected habitats
Impact 22 May 24Being part of the Plan: UNEP-WCMC’s work to support the Global Biodiversity FrameworkBeing part of the Plan: UNEP-WCMC’s work to support the Global Biodiversity Framework
For International Day for Biological Diversity, we share a small sample of our work to implement the Biodiversity Plan
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News 26 Apr 24Largest modelling study of its kind highlights need for joined-up climate and biodiversity policyLargest modelling study of its kind highlights need for joined-up climate and biodiversity policy
The largest modelling study of its kind to date shows an urgent need for policies that better understand the interlinked nature of climate change and biodiversity loss, and their potential impacts on human societies, say scientists at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), who were involved in the research. Global biodiversity declined…
News 19 Jan 24Plants and their contributions to people are insufficiently protected globallyPlants and their contributions to people are insufficiently protected globally
In ground-breaking research published in the journal Science today, scientists at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG), Kew, reveal the global distribution of more than 35,000 plant species used by people. Analysis of the first-ever global map of the diversity and rarity of plant species with…
Impact 21 Dec 2310 of UNEP-WCMC’s key contributions to combatting the global nature crisis in 202310 of UNEP-WCMC’s key contributions to combatting the global nature crisis in 2023
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…
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