Story | 10 Dec, 2022
The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Environmental Human Rights defenders, including Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, women and youth, continue to shape global discussions and actions to address the climate and biodiversity crisis. As front-line defenders against environmental degradation, their activism contributes…
Press release | 08 Dec, 2022
Nature-based Solutions can generate 20 million new jobs, but “just transition” policies needed
Montreal, Canada, 8 December 2022 (IUCN) - Twenty million jobs could be created by further harnessing the power of nature to address major challenges facing society, such as climate change, disaster risk, and food and water insecurity.
Publication | 2022
Mainstreaming biodiversity into priority economic sectors
In this publication, we take stock of the knowledge and know-how induced by the BIODEV2030 project’s first step, which is to assess the main threats to biodiversity and provide elements to address the following specific questions: how were main threats to biodiversity identified and ranked and…
IUCN event
Demonstration: IUCN Contribution for Nature platform
Learn how the IUCN Contributions for Nature platform works and how it shows contributions to global goals during this demonstration session.
IUCN event
Making Nature Count Through Natural Capital Accounting
The event will feature speakers from different communities and will highlight the importance of the System of Environmental Economicm Accounting to support integrated policies and decision making.
Other brief
Protected and conserved Areas are vital solutions to a range of critical global problems. They are fundamental in avoiding the loss of biodiversity, are essential contributors to mitigating and adapting to climate change and are the first line of defence in avoiding future pandemics.…
IUCN event
IUCN and partners are hosting the Nature Positive Pavilion at COP15. With over 100 events throughout 2 weeks, the Pavilion seeks to engage and build convergence amongst all key stakeholders in support of the agreement and implementation of an ambitious nature-positive Global Biodiversity…
IUCN event
This side event will bring together high-level representatives of governments and relevant organisations to highlight why ecological connectivity is crucial to the long-term success of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
IUCN event
The Regional Observatories catalyse and facilitate technical cooperation and technology transfer. This side-event will showcase the role of existing regional observatories in Africa, Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific play in support of the CBD Parties in the implementation of the Global…