In the last 200 years, the ocean has taken up around 30% of all CO2 emissions and this absorption has altered the production of calcium carbonate in oceanic waters, causing the phenomenon known as Ocean Acidification (OA). Our new web story provides a high-level look at all impacts of this…
The joint work between German cooperation; protected areas agencies in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico; and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ obtained important outcomes in Selva Maya. The Selva Maya Natural Resources Protection Project contributed to decreased illegal logging, better fire control and increased forest cover in…
Europe, the most fragmented continent in the world, must preserve what is left of our ecosystems by protecting 30% of the EU’s land and sea by 2030 with 10% under strict protection.
2 June 2021 3.00-4,30 PM CET
Session one of a three-part series.
The challenge is massive – to swiftly move away from a business-as-usual financing approach largely tailored to generating and perpetuating infrastructure that is both grey and vulnerable, towards blue finance solutions. This new report looks at efforts by different Multilateral Development…
What the ocean means to the Global Stocktake (GST) has been analysed by multiple conservation organisations in this new report. The conclusion? The ocean, as a central part in the Earth's climate system, must also be central to the UNFCCC’s GST.Â
Processes to promote the ecosystem’s conservation focussed particularly on strengthening effective management of the protected natural areas.
Belize intensified control and surveillance of protected areas and successfully worked on compliance with management plans adhering to the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List criteria; also, the Forest Department was strengthened to address activities needed in the…
Applying the Green List Standard to prepare and implement management plans helping  improve and maintain protection of Selva Maya in Guatemala.Â