UN Secretary-General António Guterres explains that "we are losing our suicidal war against nature", therefore this meeting aims to give biodiversity …
COP15
The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) takes place between 7 - 19 December 2022 and convenes governments from around the world to agree to a new set of goals for nature over the next decade. Join World Economic Forum’s #COP15 coverage to discover how multistakeholder solutions can build pathways for a more resilient and sustainable future for all.
The race to protect the natural world and its biodiversity reaches a critical milestone this December as countries gather for the United Nations’ …
The UN Biodiversity COP15 finally opens its doors in Montreal this week after a two-year delay, and the stakes for our world could not be …
“The planet is in the midst of a biodiversity and climate crisis… and we have a last chance to act… A nature-positive future needs transformative - …
The growing threat to the biodiversity of the planet, upon which life on earth depends, is well documented. It is declining faster than at any other …
Protecting algae-eating fish may not be enough to save endangered coral reefs, a new study shows. Some researchers, resource managers, and …
A recent report from The Environment Agency found a quarter of England’s mammals and almost a fifth of UK plants are threatened with extinction. With …
“I was looking down at some of the most amazing coral reefs in the world. There were turtles and manta rays and sharks and small little goldfish and …
Thousands of species become extinct every year – at a rate close to a thousand times higher than the natural extinction rate. Biodiversity loss is so …
Half of the world’s population lives in cities. That is projected to grow to two-thirds, or almost seven billion people by 2050. Rapid urbanization …
With nearly 1 million species facing extinction, it has never been more important to know where threatened and endangered wildlife are located and …
What’s the best and cheapest way to harness nature for fighting climate change? Answer: protect and restore the world’s wetlands – its bogs and …
Biodiversity is declining faster than at any time in human history and the biosphere altered to an unparalleled degree. Unfortunately, this decline …