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In September 2024, Daphney Kiki, the CEESP Young Professional Focal Point for Oceania, attended the Oceania Regional Conservation Forum (ORCF) hosted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) in Suva, Fiji. This gathering included passionate environmentalists, Indigenous…

Collaborative efforts drive conservation of seagrass ecosystems, advancing coastal resilience and sustainable blue economy goals 

The work of Singapore’s Ambassador for International Law, Rena Lee, and Kristina Gjerde, Senior High Seas Advisor to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, was recognised and celebrated at a ceremony in New York City on October 24, broadcast virtually around the world. It honoured their pivotal contributions to the United…

Global Affairs Canada have proudly announced an investment of $7 million CAD into the basket of the Podong Indigenous Peoples Initiative (PODONG), at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Cali, Colombia.

Cali, Colombia, 27 October 2024 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – Today, at the Convention of Biological Diversity (COP16) in Colombia, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) and hosted an expert panel focused on how the transformation of the…

A new volume in the Good Practice Guidelines on Protected and Conserved Areas Series from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s World Commission on Protected Areas focuses on Indigenous peoples, local communities, and protected areas.

By Helen Newing, University of Oxford, and Helen Tugendhat, Forest Peoples Programme

A major new guidance document on conservation and human rights will be launched on 29th October 2024 at CBD COP16. The document offers a comprehensive overview of international human rights…

Despite previous policies and actions to support biodiversity, the drivers of biodiversity loss have worsened and biodiversity continues to decline. Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity have therefore adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework as a global strategy to…

Over the last 10 years, more than 100 large dams and water diversion projects have been planned or built on the Mekong mainstream and major tributaries. The rules governing use of the Mekong are codified in the Mekong Agreement, which established the Mekong River Commission (MRC). However, the…

Inland waters – such as rivers, lakes and other wetlands – are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. They are also the most threatened; almost one in three species is at risk of extinction and monitored populations of freshwater species have declined by 85% since 1970. The loss of…