All coastal and marine ecosystems are critical to human well-being and global biodiversity. Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are examples of these. But urban and rural infrastructure investments are having a heavy negative impact on these systems, and it is鈥
Ahead of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference, scheduled to launch on World Ocean Day, a statement with 108 signatory organisations from around the world delivers world leaders a message: Reach a meaningful agreement to stop harmful subsidies.
Governments have been鈥
A new 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 report gives a series of recommendations to build ambition for the new agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) under UNCLOS.
鈥The Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project has started its work: assist several island nations in the Pacific and Caribbean region to reduce plastic waste generation and eliminate leakage to the ocean on which they depend.
In this article we overview the PWFI project and cover the鈥
By聽Damilola S. Olawuyi -聽When leading international law scholars convened in Settat, Morocco for the 2019 Middle East and North Africa Environmental Law Scholars conference, hosted by the College of Law, Hassan the First University, Settat, Morocco, in December 2019, they set out to determine鈥
With biodiversity vanishing from rivers, lakes and wetlands at alarming speed, a new scientific paper outlines an Emergency Recovery Plan to reverse the rapid decline in the world鈥檚 freshwater species and habitats 鈥 and safeguard our life support systems. 聽
The swirling question posed by any business wanting to take part in nature conservation is how to make it profitable. In Indonesia, the 鈥淪elva Shrimp鈥 project is on the way to proving that small-scale farming with active nature conservation can create livelihoods for local communities. At the鈥
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 WCEL Climate Change Specialist Group hosts a side-event on the 鈥淩ole and Regulation of nature-based solutions, including the role of carbon markets鈥 during COP 25.
By聽Stefano Burchi, Chair, WCEL Water & Wetlands Specialist Group -聽WCEL took part in the 13th OECD WGI meeting (Paris, 9-10 January 2020), and presented the Brasilia Declaration of Judges on Water Justice.
In The Marine Plastic Footprint, Joao Sousa of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 introduces new measures to understand and calculate the frightening leakage of plastic into the marine environment - by following its movement through every stage from production to waste to final destination.
Three integrated case鈥