UNEP-WCMC welcomes the launch of new private sector guidance on setting targets for nature, released today by a major global consortium of conservation and development organisations and finance and sustainability experts. The Science Based Targets Network is a collaboration of more than 80 leading organisations, including UNEP-WCMC, aiming to set targets for measurable corporate action…
Today the world comes together to celebrate the importance and diversity of nature, and to focus on the urgent actions we must now take to protect it and its use is sustainable for the future of all life on Earth. International Day of Biological Diversity is observed to acknowledge our relationship with the natural world,…
As we celebrate Biodiversity Day 2023, Jemima Brennen, Associate Communications Officer in UNEP-WCMC’s Nature Economy team, explores the vital links between biodiversity and global trade and how both impact the resilience and well-being of communities around the world. Biodiversity is widely traded internationally, and international trade is a major driver of biodiversity loss across the…
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In celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity, today sees the launch of the NBSAP Forum 2.0, providing an online platform for biodiversity experts working on national efforts towards the latest internationally agreed targets for nature. The learning and knowledge-sharing website is led by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), the…
Minna Ots, UNEP-WCMC Nature-based Solutions Restoration Carbon Finance Intern, dives into the rapidly evolving world of carbon markets and explores how UNEP-WCMC and the Endangered Landscapes Programme are helping projects make sense of the options available to them. High-quality carbon credits are in big demand, but their efficacy and integrity are widely questioned. The voluntary…
Marine and coastal ecosystems play a crucial role in keeping people and the planet healthy. They are home to millions of species, provide water, food, livelihoods and energy to millions of people and help reduce the magnitude and impacts of climate change. Although global awareness and action for ocean habitats is growing, our vital “blue…
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Action to conserve, restore and sustainably harness the power of the natural world to help address the climate and nature crises now has an internationally agreed name and rallying term – nature-based solutions (NbS). 2022 featured a series of big, interrelated moments for the increasing profile of NbS. In March, 193 UN member states…
The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre’s (UNEP-WCMC) Head of Nature Economy, Matt Jones, has today been announced as one of three co-chairs that will steer the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) forthcoming global assessment on business and biodiversity. The assessment aims to categorise the dependencies and impacts of business…
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has announced the supporting technical partners for its forthcoming global assessment on business and biodiversity. The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has today been named co-host of the Technical Support Unit which, under the leadership of the Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources…
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