Information brief | 2023
Achieving synergistic action for global biodiversity and climate goals utilising the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Information brief | 2023
Role of protected areas in climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation
There is general consensus that biodiversity loss and climate change are twin crises requiring integrated, comprehensive and holistic approaches. As aptly articulated by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, the twin global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss…
Information brief | 2023
Mining, Biodiversity, and Protected Areas
The green energy transition is upon us. Wind turbines and solar panels are replacing fossil-fueled power plants. The world will add as much renewable power in the coming five years as it did in the past 20, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), and electric cars will account for…
Information brief | 2023
Primary Forests, Ecosystem Integrity & Climate Change
The global impacts from the 1.1°C of global warming we are currently experiencing are already devastating, including fire disasters, widespread flooding, droughts, and massive coral die-offs. Allowing global warming to increase beyond 1.5°C of warming will result in far greater impacts, and…
Information brief | 2023
The Role of Law in Enabling a Just Transition
This brief focuses on the international, regional, and national legal and policy developments on “Just Transition”, and particularly the importance of optimising the relevant legal instruments for accelerated and equitable climate action in the context of fossil fuels phase-out.
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Contributing to Climate Action through Restoration
Land-use change and degradation have reduced the potential for natural carbon sequestration and adversely affected ecosystem resilience. Restoration can play a major role in enhancing the capacity of ecosystems to sequester carbon by removing degradation and assisting in the recovery of…
Information brief | 2023
Climate Mitigation and Biodiversity Conservation
A significant proportion of carbon mitigation projects implemented through market mechanisms (e.g., trading and offset) have a focus on energy efficiency, renewable energy, forestry, transport, and industry sectors. At the same time, new natural climate solutions including ecosystem-based carbon…
Information brief | 2023
Nature-based Education for Planetary Health
As stated in the IUCN’s Position Paper UNFCCC COP28, IUCN encourages all stakeholders, including within the private sector and civil society, to do their utmost to effectively and ambitiously address the interlinked climate and biodiversity crises, and to support an equitable and just energy…
Outil de conservation | 2023
Boîte à outils urbaine de l’UICN
Pour structurer les nombreux outils et méthodes de l’UICN pouvant être appliqués aux écosystèmes urbains, l’Équipe Patrimoine et Culture de l’UICN, qui gère le programme de travail de l’UICN sur les questions urbaines, a conçu la Boîte à outils urbaine de l’UICN.
Herramienta de conservación | 2023
Caja de herramientas urbanas de la UICN
Para dar estructura a la plétora de herramientas y metodologías de la UICN que pueden aplicarse en los ecosistemas urbanos, el Equipo de Patrimonio y Cultura de la UICN, donde se sitúa el programa de trabajo de la UICN sobre espacios urbanos, ha desarrollado la Caja de herramientas…