UNFCCC COP29 will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November 2024. It takes place against a backdrop of toppling temperature records and unprecedented extreme weather events – heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts – that have wreaked havoc and devastation across the planet, with…
African Solutions for Nature and People: Creating transformative responses to the biodiversity and climate crisis in Africa.
With great honor, we present the CEESP Midterm report as we navigate through the quadrennium following the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Congress. This period has marked significant growth and transformative endeavors, as we steadfastly pursue the reimagining of conservation across all our work areas. We reflect on how…
An Introduction to the Agreement under the UnitedÌýNations Convention on the Law of the Sea on theÌýconservation and sustainable use of marine biologicalÌýdiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
The synthesis report of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR6), released in March this year, has brought into sharp focus the irreversible losses and damages that are presently accruing from climate change, as well as the cascading and compounding…
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Key messages for the twenty-eighth session of the Council (Part II) and the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA),ÌýKingston, Jamaica.
Council: 10 - 21 July Assembly: 24 - 28 July 2023Ìý
A summary of the key entry points within existing UNFCCC processes and negotiations where managementÌýactions concerning coastal and marine ecosystems can play a productive role in climate action.ÌýReport recommendations focus primarily on opportunities for advancing coastal Nature-based Solutions…
Helen SuichÌý(independent resercher) and Neil DawsonÌý(Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ CEESP Chair of Human Wellbeing and Sustainable Livelihoods), report authors
Environmental Human Rights defenders, including Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, women and youth, continue to shape global discussions and actions to address the climate and biodiversity crisis. As front-line defenders against environmental degradation, their activism contributes…