On 26 November 2020, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Asia Regional Office hosted the Asia Launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS), building on the global launch, held in July. Over 215 participants joined the online event, including representatives from…
Thursday December 10th 08:30 – 10:00 GMT
CEM Ecosystem Restoration Thematic Group webinar
Ecosystem Management Webinars: "Ecosystem Restoration: Global Initiatives in Science and Practice"
Conserving land health is a common concern for both the agriculture and conservation sectors, and will be central to a post-Covid19 recovery. Following the publication of its seminal Common Ground report on agriculture and biodiversity, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ held a…
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) encompasses a broad set of approaches to adapt to climate change, that involve the management of ecosystems and their services to reduce the vulnerability of human communities. EbA has gained popularity as an approach to climate adaptation, and a wide body of…
Investing in nature and nature-based solutions is an important pathway to address the current ecological crisis. The loss of biodiversity, with around one million animal and plant species threatened with extinction, is putting at risk our economies, livelihoods, food security, health, and…
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ is pleased to announce that it joins the Ocean Risk and Resilience Alliance (ORRAA) as a full member. ORRAA brings together the insurance and finance sectors, governments, non-profit organisations, and stakeholders from the Global South to pioneer finance and…
Gland, 27th October 2020 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) - A new Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ report finds that an estimated 229,000 tonnes of plastic is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year, equivalent to over 500 shipping containers each day. Unless significant measures are taken to address mismanaged waste, the…
Tuesday 21 October was a remarkably busy day for the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ European Regional Office, in the context of the EU Green Week 2020. EU Biodiversity Targets for Protected Areas and Nature Restoration at the top of the AgendaÂ