This week at the 2017 UN conference on climate change in Bonn (COP23), Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ highlighted how natural World Heritage is both affected by climate change and provides solutions to its challenges. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Director General Inger Andersen, UNFCCC Senior Director Martin Frick and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ experts gathered to…
Last Sunday, in a rainy city in Germany, lawyers, students, policymakers, conservationists and private sector representatives from around the world gathered to discuss the future of the planet.Ìý Led by the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Environmental Law Centre, in collaboration with UN Agencies, State Party Delegations…
Climate action for zero hunger is the theme at theÌýUN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP23) on November 14th. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) take this opportunity to explore the relationship between forest landscape restoration (FLR) and food security at the…
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CEESP NEWS - ByÌýRainforest Foundation UK
The Rainforest Foundation UK has launchedÌýRainforest Parks and PeopleÌý– an interactive website aimed at increasing the transparency and accountability…
Bonn, Germany, 13 November, 2017 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – The number of natural World Heritage sites threatened by climate change has grown from 35 to 62 in just three years, with climate change being the fastest growing threat they face, according to a report released today by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, International Union for…
Brussels, 8 November 2017 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) - A new Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Europe report shows that a number of policy initiatives are already in place to protect our oceans from plastic pollution – however Europe can still do more to protect our oceans from plastics.
Natural World Heritage sites are internationally recognised as having the highest global nature conservation priority. As of November 2017,Ìýthere are 241 natural and mixed (both cultural and natural) World HeritageÌýsites, representing about 0.1% of the total number of protected areas globally,…
CEESP News - byÌýAmeyali Ramos Castillo, Deputy Chair of CEESP
Oceans: immense ecosystem, absorbers of carbon, repositories of species, cornucopias of food... Oceans represent 99% of the living space on the planet and contain 97% of the Earth’s water.Ìý
Effective country-driven climate change adaptation reflects the importance of water management in reducing vulnerability and building climate resilience.ÌýÌý
CEESP NEWS - byÌýPierina Benites Alfaro
Agrobiodiversity (AGB) is defined as the diversity of plants and animals domesticated by man, which offers various beneficial environmental services both privately and publicly. Despite this, there has been a significant drop in AGB on a global…