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A conversation with Rosa Garcia Piñero, President of Alcoa Foundation, to understand the goals of the partnership

Hace más de 10 años, los planes de construir las mega-represas Chadín 2 y Veracruz en el río Marañón generaron un grave conflicto socioambiental en Perú. Hoy, aunque los proyectos hayan perdido toda viabilidad, aún no existe una respuesta clara del Estado Peruano sobre el futuro del río y frente…

A transitional governance system in the wake of the disaster

India's largest lead and zinc private sector, Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) is aiming to integrate Nature-based Solutions (NbS) into their Biodiversity Policy for sustainable developmental practices. 

IUCN-Newmont collaboration releases the Akyem mine site Summary Report as part of the bilateral agreement focused on meeting positive results for biodiversity conservation

Trong lúc việc phát triển và mở rộng năng lượng mặt trời và gió sẽ là yếu tố quan trọng giúp Việt Nam giảm tiêu thụ than và đáp ứng yêu cầu trong lộ trình thực hiện các cam kết tại COP26, thì việc tăng cường nhập khẩu điện từ các nước láng giềng là…

This Q&A session over lunch will bring economic representatives from five African and Pacific countries involved in the BIODEV2030 project to share their experience mainstreaming biodiversity in their sector to reconcile conservation and economic development.

This side event will provide delegates with an understanding of good practices in managing biodiversity in the oil and gas and alternative energy sector. It will focus on Biodiversity Action Plans, a systematic approach to biodiversity management, conservation and enhancement that can build on,…

While expanding solar and wind will be an important factor in helping Vietnam to reduce its coal consumption and meet its COP26 commitments, increasing power imports from neighbors is another step in this process. The April 2022 version of Vietnam’s…