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Achieving synergistic action for global biodiversity and climate goals utilising the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

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…

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…

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…

Cooperation among Central Asia countries to protect biodiversity and promote sustainable management of natural resources is gaining momentum. The Regional Dialogue on Transboundary Conservation in Central Asia held 28-30 November 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, makes a significant stride in…

Join us in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the 28th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP28), a global climate change forum bringing together scientists, government and industry leaders, and professionals of all walks of life to inform, inspire and act on climate change.

This introductory report's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not high seas “BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) experts”. The report is more digestible than…

An Introduction to the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

L'UNESCO et les Organisations consultatives du Comité du patrimoine mondial - l'ICCROM, l'ICOMOS et l'UICN - ont publié une nouvelle version de la boîte à outils pour évaluer l'efficacité des systèmes de gestion des biens du patrimoine mondial. La Trousse à outils : Amélioration de notre…