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With the second week of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) underway, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ WCPA is highlighting six new publications aimed at enhancing area-based conservation for biodiversity around the world. These resources align with the goals of the…

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…

Cali, Colombia, 28 October 2024 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – Thirty-eight per cent of the world’s trees are at risk of extinction according to the first Global Tree Assessment, published in today’s update of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened Speciesâ„¢. Also in today’s update, the conservation status of the…

In response to the growing crisis of biodiversity loss, (TRI) is making significant progress in restoring ecosystems and promoting sustainable land management practices worldwide. This effort comes as the 16th…

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.

Information Note prepared by the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Commission on Education and Communication (CEC), UNESCO, WWF, and Members of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Task Force on Nature-based Education COP 16 / CP-MOP 11 / NP-MOP 5 | Cali, Colombia, October 21–October 31, 2024

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…

Co-published by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ WCPA, a new report unveiled at CBD COP16 maps the mounting threats from oil, gas, and mining to Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), protected areas, and Indigenous Territories across the pantropics, calling for urgent global action.

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…