Were those trees actually planted? Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ has teamed up with Gaiachain to develop FLRchain – a blockchain-based application to follow forest landscape restoration implementation through a verifiable ledger system that traces transactions from funding…
Ecosystem-based Adaptation harnesses the power of nature to increase the resilience of communities against the escalating impacts of climate change. By providing rapid and targeted financial support to innovative and catalytic projects, the Global…
When seen from space, our planet is predominantly blue, seemingly abundant with water. Yet only 1% of its surface area is actually freshwater. The world urgently needs to value the precious and limited resource that is freshwater. 'The Value of Water' is the theme of World Water Day 2021 and the…
Just for today, let’s flip the grim narratives of deforestation and land degradation, and celebrate some of the progress the world is making on restoring forest landscapes through the Bonn Challenge.
Nine professionals from around the world, who have dedicated their lives and careers to conservation, were awarded the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ WCPA Fred M. Packard Award on 17 March 2021, in recognition of their outstanding service to protected and conserved areas across the globe.
Gland, Switzerland, 15 March 2021 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – Businesses committed to address the biodiversity risks and opportunities associated with their activities increasingly need information about the status of species and habitats found across their…
Gland, Switzerland, 11 March 2021 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – The pandemic has significantly impacted nature conservation around the globe, including job losses among protected area rangers, reduced anti-poaching patrols and environmental protection rollbacks, according to a collection of new…
What is COMPASS?
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s online portal COMPASS (Community of Protected Areas Sustainability Standard) is an essential digital platform for the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List. It is a vital tool to implement the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List process in all jurisdictions and sites, enabling sites to upload information…
Women play a key role in natural resource use and management, particularly in agriculture and forested landscape systems and along value chains. On International Women’s Day, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ delves into why women should be at the forefront of the global…
Gland, Switzerland, 05 March 20201 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ has called on governments to channel investments towards nature and nature-based solutions as part of their economic recovery packages to address the ongoing pandemic.