More: biodiversity
Exploring financing opportunities for forest landscape restoration
For centuries, world’s forests have been cleared and removed for agricultural or other land uses, often resulting in degraded lands found in almost every...
Local treasures: Nepal’s mountain crops drive biodiversity and economic growth
Remote mountainous regions of Nepal are harsh places in which to survive and make a living.
Economic, social and environmental challenges include lack of market...
How to preserve biodiversity: EU policy
In order to preserve endangered species, the EU wants to improve and preserve biodiversity on the continent.
In January, Parliament called for an ambitious EU...
As the world’s forests continue to shrink, urgent action is needed to safeguard their biodiversity
Urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of the world’s forests amid alarming rates of deforestation and degradation, according to the latest edition...
Restoring ecosystems in the Mediterranean
The United Nations proclaimed 22 May as the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The slogan...
Explainer: EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 – Bringing nature back into our lives
1. What is the new 2030 Biodiversity Strategy?
The new 2030 Biodiversity Strategy is a comprehensive, systemic and ambitious long-term plan for protecting nature and...
Development but Not At The Cost Of Biodiversity: A Plan For “Living In Harmony With Nature”
Authors: Partha PratimMitra and Prakash Sharma*
The United Nations General Assembly in 2006 adopted 22nd May every year as the International Day for Biological Diversity.The...
The importance of sustainable use of wildlife in “biodiversity super year”
Joining the global celebration of the United Nations World Wildlife Day,
representatives of UN Member States, UN System organizations, international and
non-governmental organizations, rural communities and...
European Commission launches global coalition for biodiversity
On the occasion of the World Wildlife Day, the European Commission launched today in Monaco a new global coalition for biodiversity. With this communication...
Biodiversity ‘fundamental’ for global food systems, at “heart’ of development
Because the production of everything we eat transforms the
environment, the United Nations agriculture chief told a
high-level UN meeting on biodiversity that careful
discussions are needed to decide on the scale
of acceptable transformations.
Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO), told negotiators on Monday that as agriculture...