Nature conservation and women’s rights are inextricably linked. As we face an escalating biodiversity crisis, we need women as equal, active players in conservation more than ever. What is more, environmental degradation is actually exacerbating violence against…
CEESP News: A contribution from the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ WCPA Privately Protected Areas and Nature Stewardship Specialist Group
Often missing from policy discussions, privately protected areas (PPAs) could play an important role in achieving global targets. The PPA and Nature Stewardship Specialist…
Ghana lost about 60% of its forest cover in just over 50 years, and at the current deforestation rate of approximately 2% per year (135,000 ha/year), the situation is expected to get worse. The government has taken measures to address this, now it’s…
Ahead of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference, scheduled to launch on World Ocean Day, a statement with 108 signatory organisations from around the world delivers world leaders a message: Reach a meaningful agreement to stop harmful subsidies.
Governments have been…
On 13 February 2020, under its Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) Project, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ in collaboration with the Environment Justice Foundation (EJF) conducted the Thailand Partners Workshop on Reducing Abundance and Impacts of Ghost Fishing Gear at the Research and Innovation for…
A new Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ report gives a series of recommendations to build ambition for the new agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) under UNCLOS.
…The Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project has started its work: assist several island nations in the Pacific and Caribbean region to reduce plastic waste generation and eliminate leakage to the ocean on which they depend.
In this article we overview the PWFI project and cover the…
Three launching events took place in Antigua, Saint Lucia and Grenada hosted by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ in corporation with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), the Governments of the three countries and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean…
By Damilola S. Olawuyi - When leading international law scholars convened in Settat, Morocco for the 2019 Middle East and North Africa Environmental Law Scholars conference, hosted by the College of Law, Hassan the First University, Settat, Morocco, in December 2019, they set out to determine…
With biodiversity vanishing from rivers, lakes and wetlands at alarming speed, a new scientific paper outlines an Emergency Recovery Plan to reverse the rapid decline in the world’s freshwater species and habitats – and safeguard our life support systems. Â