Growing global population and affluence means there are increasing and multiple demands on forest and other ecosystems to produce commodities and provide ecosystems services. While the demands for production continue to grow, the restrictions on where and how we can produce and protect become鈥
聽 IN MEMORIAM
Dr. Wolfgang E. Burhenne
(April 27, 1924 鈥 January 6, 2017)
On January 6, 2017, a cold winter鈥檚 day in Germany, under clear blue sky with bright sunshine, Wolfgang E. Burhenne鈥檚 聽life ended,鈥
This blog by Gerard Bos was first published by the World Economic Forum on 3 January 2017.
The global economy has been a steady engine of growth for nearly six decades, and during this time there have been a number of positive advances for humankind. But the fourth industrial revolution鈥
More than 50 representatives and project team members from 10 Asian and African countries gathered in Douala, Cameroon, last month to begin work on The Restoration Initiative (TRI)聽鈥 an 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播-led programme to help these countries define and achieve forest landscape restoration commitments under鈥
With less than four years remaining to implement the biodiversity plan agreed by world governments in 2010, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 calls for continued efforts to achieve the Aichi biodiversity conservation targets, as the UN biodiversity conference closes in Canc煤n, Mexico. 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 stresses that while progress has鈥
Local and subnational governments play a key role in conserving biodiversity and ecosystems and implementing the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Strategic Plan. From 9-11 December 2016, the CBD Secretariat, the Ministry of Environment of Mexico and ICLEI hosted the鈥
The latest update to the聽Protected Planet Report 2016聽shows that there are now just under 15,000 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) spread across 18.5 million square kilometres of ocean and sea. Up to聽13% of territorial waters are now protected, and dramatic progress has been made towards achieving鈥
The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)聽is pleased to announce the publication of聽Wilderness Protected Areas: Management guidelines for 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Category 1b protected areas聽produced by the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Wilderness Specialist Group with international, multicultural contributors.聽These guidelines聽鈥
The world鈥檚 continental land surface contains an amazing array of diverse landscapes and ecosystems of which mountain areas cover 26.5%. Mountainous formations also occur across considerable areas of the ocean floor.聽聽 So why do mountainous landscapes in particular intrigue, support, attract and鈥
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 welcomes the recent declaration by the President of Mexico, His Excellency Mr Enrique Pe帽a Nieto, of the establishment of four聽new protected areas in Mexico. This step聽will significantly accelerate global progress towards the global Convention on Biological Diversity鈥檚 2020 target to鈥