An assessment of water-related climate change adaptation initiatives in Thailand has found that living weirs and re-establishing floodplains can reduce the vulnerability of communities and ecosystems, alongside a range of other benefits. The analysis also revealed potential trade-offs that should be considered in the development of future initiatives to increase resilience to flood and drought,…
The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has been announced as an Ocean Census partner, a landmark programme aimed at accelerating the discovery and protection of ocean life. Ocean Census is a collaborative initiative launched in April 2023 with the goal of identifying at least 100,000 new marine species within the next decade.…
The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has applauded the launch of eagerly anticipated recommendations to help businesses and financial institutions around the world both assess and report on their relationship with nature. The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures’ (TNFD) finalised disclosure framework is the product of two years of development, consultation and…
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Kate Allberry and Giulia Costa Domingo from UNEP-WCMC’s Nature Restored team explain how the effective implementation of the EU Nature Restoration Law could be transformative for biodiversity, people and climate across Europe and beyond – and how to ensure its success This summer in Europe, a nail-biting saga for nature unfolded as legislators decided on…
Leading conservation organisations have today announced the launch of a project that aims to generate collaborative solutions to restore ecosystems across Europe. While the project is specific to Europe, its solutions could help address global barriers to restoration and support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the UN-led campaign and rallying call for the protection…
New research has mapped existing and potential transboundary conservation areas (TBCAs) across Africa, revealing: There are at least 27 existing TBCAs in Africa, covering an area of 847,158 km2 There are 8,481 potential TBCAs, made up of possible combinations of 2,326 individual protected areas (PAs), which would in total cover nearly 2,000,000 km2 – an…
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Drought is an increasingly urgent and systemic problem. More than a quarter of the global population live in countries facing extremely high water stress, exacerbated by climate change, with expected shocks to food and energy security, water availability and ecosystems. Decades of research have shown that if stakeholders from across society work together on innovative…
The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has welcomed the recent launch of a critical global fund for nature, while urging more donors to come forward and deliver on their commitments from the UN Biodiversity Conference in December 2022. The new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) was launched last week at the Global…
This week, experts from the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) are in Bonn, Germany, for the annual meeting of the intergovernmental body that provides an interface between science and policy on biodiversity and ecosystem services: the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Between now and Friday, the 10th session of…
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