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Themed “Be part of the Plan” 2024 International Day for Biodiversity calls for all stakeholders to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. What is the role of the Biodiversity Task Force for the Western Balkans?

������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered an address at the official opening ceremony of the 14th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 12 February, 2024. Read the full speech below.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 13 February 2024 (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��) – An ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��-led international partnership has launched the One Health Central Asia project, aiming to mitigate the risk of zoonoses – diseases that are naturally transmissible from animals to humans – in Central Asia. The new initiative was announced…

The ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) has appointed Oliver Avramoski as its new Regional Director. Avramoski steps into this role at a pivotal time, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� ECARO office in Belgrade, Serbia.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 11 November 2023, agreeing to enhance their cooperation on sustainable management of natural resources, protection of biodiversity, and…

We are excited to announce that the upcoming ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Regional Conservation Forum for Europe, North, and Central Asia (RCF) is set to unfold in the city of Bruges, Belgium, a UNESCO World Heritage site, from 30 September to 3 October 2024. As the Union prepares for the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� World Conservation…

Cooperation among Central Asia countries to protect biodiversity and promote sustainable management of natural resources is gaining momentum. The Regional Dialogue on Transboundary Conservation in Central Asia held 28-30 November 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, makes a significant stride in…

This introductory report's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not high seas “BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) experts”. The report is more digestible than…

The interregional meeting of the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Community for Europe, North, and Central Asia took place 16-18 October in Yerevan, Armenia. It brought together ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Members, Commission experts from across Europe, North, and Central Asia, along with other…

Cold Winter Deserts of Turan and Tugay Forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve are newly added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, following ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��’s advice and the dedicated work of national authorities and international experts who supported the nominations.