Slight progress in global biodiversity protection efforts but some species decline, new reports find
5 months ago

Slight progress in global biodiversity protection efforts but some species decline, new reports find

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Global efforts to protect the world's plants and animals have made slight progress and some species remain in serious decline, according to two reports released Monday at a major United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia. “This comprehensive assessment presents the first global picture of the conservation status of trees, which enables us to make better informed conservation decisions and take action to protect trees where it is urgently needed,” said Malin Rivers, Global Tree Assessment lead at Botanic Gardens Conservation International. The report also noted the conservation status of the Western European hedgehog has deteriorated and it's now listed as “near threatened,” with numbers reduced by an estimated 16 to 33% over the past 10 years.

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In Rome, talks to protect Earth’s biodiversity resume with money topping the agenda
1 month, 1 week ago

In Rome, talks to protect Earth’s biodiversity resume with money topping the agenda

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — An annual United Nations conference on biodiversity that ran out of time last year will resume its work Tuesday in Rome with money at the top of the agenda. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Cali talks followed the historic 2022 COP15 accord in Montreal, which included 23 measures …

At the U.N.'s global biodiversity convention, nations pledge to reverse deforestation
4 months, 4 weeks ago

At the U.N.'s global biodiversity convention, nations pledge to reverse deforestation

NPR  

At the U.N.'s global biodiversity convention, nations pledge to reverse deforestation A recent biodiversity meeting acknowledged the serious problem of deforestation while a new report on global environmental threats to trees offered a startling estimate. RASCOE: Dr. Grethel Aguilar is the director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which just published the first global assessment of the …

World has made progress on protecting nature but must act faster, says UN
5 months ago

World has made progress on protecting nature but must act faster, says UN

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In order to meet the 2030 targets, protected and conserved areas must almost double in area on land and …

The link between biodiversity and climate change : Consider This from NPR : NPR
5 months, 1 week ago

The link between biodiversity and climate change : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

Are biodiversity efforts keeping up with the effects of climate change? Enlarge this image toggle caption LARS HAGBERG/AFP via Getty Images LARS HAGBERG/AFP via Getty Images Some of the worst effects of climate change have been on display in recent weeks. This week and next, world leaders are gathering in Colombia for the 16th United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity …

Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity
5 months, 1 week ago

Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So that’s one of the things that we’ll be …

To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity summit
5 months, 2 weeks ago

To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity summit

NPR  

To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity summit toggle caption Ivan Valencia/AP Two years ago, nearly every country on Earth signed on to a landmark agreement to protect the fast-eroding natural world. It was celebrated as the “Paris moment” for the world’s threatened and endangered plants, animals and ecosystems — a global pledge aimed …

Mass extinction is a choice. A new study shows how we can dramatically reverse it
9 months ago

Mass extinction is a choice. A new study shows how we can dramatically reverse it

Salon  

Extinction is a natural byproduct of life and evolution, but an alarming number of species have entered the dustbin of history thanks to human activity — which is anything but natural. "Multiple approaches will be required to meet long-term protection goals: providing rights and titles to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities conserving traditional lands, government designation of new protected areas …

Conservation efforts lending a helping hand to global biodiversity, study says
11 months ago

Conservation efforts lending a helping hand to global biodiversity, study says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The authors now say their long-running research, published in journal Science, is the “strongest evidence to date” that environmental …

Conservation efforts are working to save species and protect biodiversity, study finds
11 months ago

Conservation efforts are working to save species and protect biodiversity, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A group of researchers spent about a decade analysing 665 conservation trials and 186 reports on projects to preserve …

New landmark rules launched for companies to measure and share effect on nature
1 year, 6 months ago

New landmark rules launched for companies to measure and share effect on nature

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scaling up action to restore the resilience of nature …

Half of animal species in population decline worldwide, research finds
1 year, 10 months ago

Half of animal species in population decline worldwide, research finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Almost half of the animal species on the world’s surface are currently undergoing declines in …

Extent of animals on the brink of extinction not understood by humans
2 years ago

Extent of animals on the brink of extinction not understood by humans

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The fact there are over 40,000 species currently under threat is shocking and we must do what we can …

United Nations nature deal can help wildlife as long as countries deliver
2 years, 3 months ago

United Nations nature deal can help wildlife as long as countries deliver

Live Mint  

A new conservation deal adopted this week at the U.N. summit in Montreal puts the world on a strong track to halt the rapid decline in nature - but only if wealthy nations deliver enough funding and all countries prioritize conservation. Goals set out in the agreement, known as the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, include halting species extinctions, conserving 30% …

Historic biodiversity pact inspires, but past failures loom
2 years, 3 months ago

Historic biodiversity pact inspires, but past failures loom

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Countries’ failure to set robust systems in place for …

Explained | A new global biodiversity framework
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | A new global biodiversity framework

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations agreement to conserve and sustainably use earth’s biodiversity, got a boost at a conference held in Montreal recently, when 188 of 196 member governments agreed on a new framework to halt the sharp and steady loss of biological species. It sets out targets for 2030 on protection for …

'Saving 30% of Earth by 2030': The Historic Cop-15 Biodiversity Deal Explained in 5 Points
2 years, 3 months ago

'Saving 30% of Earth by 2030': The Historic Cop-15 Biodiversity Deal Explained in 5 Points

News 18  

Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference early Monday reached a historic agreement that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world’s lands and oceans while also providing critical funding to save biodiversity in the developing world. “We have in our hands a package which I think can guide us as we all work together to halt and …

Historic biodiversity agreement reached at UN conference
2 years, 3 months ago

Historic biodiversity agreement reached at UN conference

Associated Press  

MONTREAL — Negotiators reached a historic deal at a U.N. biodiversity conference early Monday that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world’s lands and oceans and provide critical financing to save biodiversity in the developing world. “Creating a fund under the GEF is the best way to obtain something immediate and efficient,” Béchu said, adding that a …

DC Edit | Biodiversity pact: A good start
2 years, 3 months ago

DC Edit | Biodiversity pact: A good start

Deccan Chronicle  

Humans have moved up at least to the extent of wishing to do something concrete about the nature that they have been destroying for decades, and at great intensity in the industrial age. Nearly 200 nations signing a pact to try and undo the damage to biodiversity, by-product of the massive overall destruction wrought, is a sign that we are …

A planet in crisis: on tangible outcomes from biological diversity convention
2 years, 3 months ago

A planet in crisis: on tangible outcomes from biological diversity convention

The Hindu  

A month after the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt, diplomatic retinue went into a contentious huddle again to save the planet — in Montreal, Canada, this time, and as the Convention on Biological Diversity. There are no world leaders and heads of state making grandiloquent commitments because the CBD largely …

More than 190 countries sign landmark agreement to halt the biodiversity crisis
2 years, 3 months ago

More than 190 countries sign landmark agreement to halt the biodiversity crisis

CNN  

CNN — More than 190 countries have adopted a sweeping agreement to protect nature at the United Nations’ biodiversity conference in Montreal. “The agreement represents a major milestone for the conservation of our natural world, and biodiversity has never been so high on the political and business agenda,” said Marco Lambertini, director general of WWF International. It will have major …

Countries seal deal to protect nature despite DRC objection
2 years, 3 months ago

Countries seal deal to protect nature despite DRC objection

Al Jazeera  

As part of the agreement, countries committed to protect 30 percent of land and water considered important for biodiversity by 2030. Countries have reached a landmark agreement at a marathon United Nations biodiversity summit to protect the world’s land and oceans and provide critical financing to save biodiversity in the developing world despite objections from some African countries. “This puts …

Explained | What the world's nature-rich nations want out of a global conservation deal
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | What the world's nature-rich nations want out of a global conservation deal

The Hindu  

Tangled expanses of Amazon rainforest, high mountains of the Himalayas, and cloud-shrouded forests are just some of the unique landscapes contained within the world's most nature-rich nations. Brazil, China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Colombia boast more than 131,000 plant species, around 6,000 birds, and nearly 3,000 mammals between them, according to data compiled from the International Union for the Conservation of …

COP15 | Over 3 million sign petition for protection of 50% of world's biodiversity
2 years, 3 months ago

COP15 | Over 3 million sign petition for protection of 50% of world's biodiversity

The Hindu  

As countries iron out a deal to protect nature at the COP15 biodiversity conference here, a petition backed by 3.2 million citizens worldwide has called for a more ambitious target of at least 50% conservation and protection of lands and oceans by 2030. "We are already well beyond 30 per cent conservation of the planet, if only our governments recognise …

UN summit: Don’t repeat mistakes on nature, scientists warn
2 years, 3 months ago

UN summit: Don’t repeat mistakes on nature, scientists warn

Associated Press  

MOMBASA, Kenya — Scientists around the world are warning governments who will be gathering in Montreal this week for the United Nations biodiversity summit to not repeat past mistakes and are urging officials to “avoid trade-offs” between people and conservation needs in a report Monday. The study published in the One Earth Journal found that even though there has been …

‘Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction’: UN
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction’: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN chief Antonio Guterres says the COP15 talks on biodiversity must stop humanity from ‘committing suicide by proxy’. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has slammed multinational corporations for turning the world’s ecosystems into “playthings of profit” and warned failure to correct course would lead to catastrophic results. “With our bottomless appetite for unchecked and unequal economic growth, humanity has become a …

‘Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction’: UN
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction’: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN chief Antonio Guterres says the COP15 talks on biodiversity must stop humanity from ‘committing suicide by proxy’. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has slammed multinational corporations for turning the world’s ecosystems into “playthings of profit” and warned failure to correct course would lead to catastrophic results. “With our bottomless appetite for unchecked and unequal economic growth, humanity has become a …

COP15: Why does the UN biodiversity conference matter?
2 years, 3 months ago

COP15: Why does the UN biodiversity conference matter?

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations conference aims to lay out a plan to tackle the ‘unsustainable rate’ of global biodiversity loss. “We can no longer continue with a ‘business as usual’ attitude,” said Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, executive secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, urging states to adopt an “ambitious, realistic and implementable” plan. Getting a “strong and ambitious document together” …

Drastic measures needed to protect biodiversity: Dutch environmental assessment agency
2 years, 4 months ago

Drastic measures needed to protect biodiversity: Dutch environmental assessment agency

NL Times  

The decline of global biodiversity is “persistent” and can only be halted through drastic changes. “With nature policy alone, it will not be possible to achieve the global goals for biodiversity,” the planning office said. While the United Nations climate summit is still underway, the PBL is already looking ahead to the UN summit on biodiversity in Montreal next month. …

‘Alarming lack of progress’ by UK government on protecting wildlife and natural habitats, experts warn
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Alarming lack of progress’ by UK government on protecting wildlife and natural habitats, experts warn

The Independent  

A key government pledge to protect 30 per cent of the land and sea for nature by 2030 and help stave off the "planetary emergency" is at risk of sliding backwards, wildlife organisations have warned. Dr Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link, said: "Unfortunately, our figures show that in the race to halt nature’s decline by 2030, the …

Africa’s wildlife parks managers meet to boost conservation
2 years, 8 months ago

Africa’s wildlife parks managers meet to boost conservation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Officials are meeting in Kigali …

The world’s biodiversity is on the brink. Can a UN summit make a difference?
3 years, 5 months ago

The world’s biodiversity is on the brink. Can a UN summit make a difference?

The Independent  

Statistics on the state of a natural world make for sombre reading. A recent UN report found that almost 90 per cent of the $540bn in global subsidies given to farmers each year can be considered “harmful” to nature. It is destroying ecosystems.” Andrew Deutz, global policy lead at environmental organisation The Nature Conservancy, agrees that reforming harmful subsidies should …

Find ways to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together, says UN report
3 years, 9 months ago

Find ways to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together, says UN report

Firstpost  

Policy responses to both these problem have long been siloed but they worsen each other and are intertwined. To save the planet, the world needs to tackle the crises of climate change and species loss together, taking measures that fix both and not just one, United Nations scientists said. A joint report Thursday by separate UN scientific bodies that look …

Climate and extinction crises must be tackled together, says United Nations
3 years, 9 months ago

Climate and extinction crises must be tackled together, says United Nations

The Hindu  

To save the planet, the world needs to tackle the crises of climate change and species loss together, taking measures that fix both and not just one, United Nations scientists said. Policy responses to climate change and biodiversity loss have long been siloed, with different government agencies responsible for each, said co-author Pamela McElwee, a human ecologist at Rutgers University. …

How to Protect Species and Save the Planet—at Once
3 years, 9 months ago

How to Protect Species and Save the Planet—at Once

Wired  

Humanity is struggling to contain two compounding crises: skyrocketing global temperatures and plummeting biodiversity. The report is the product of a four-day virtual workshop attended by researchers of all stripes, and is a collaboration between the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In light of the Paris Agreement, it’s …

World must ‘transform relationship with nature’ to tackle environmental crises, says UN
4 years, 1 month ago

World must ‘transform relationship with nature’ to tackle environmental crises, says UN

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The world must …

50 countries pledge to protect at least 30% of world’s land and oceans by 2030
4 years, 2 months ago

50 countries pledge to protect at least 30% of world’s land and oceans by 2030

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The cross-country group, known as the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, hopes to secure a global deal …

Only multi-pronged plan can stich a "safety net" for the natural world, warns scientists
4 years, 5 months ago

Only multi-pronged plan can stich a "safety net" for the natural world, warns scientists

Firstpost  

The UN warned in a landmark report that human activity had “severely degraded” three-quarters of ice-free land on the planet. From preventing the extinction of lions and polar bears to halting the destruction of life-sustaining primary forests, only a multi-pronged plan can stitch together a “safety net” for the natural world, they argued in a peer-reviewed commentary in Science. Originally …

‘Nature is in crisis right now’: UK’s biodiversity loss highlighted in ‘damning’ government report
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Nature is in crisis right now’: UK’s biodiversity loss highlighted in ‘damning’ government report

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The report also reveals just 0.02% of UK GDP now goes towards funding biodiversity after cuts in public sector …

Five takeaways from UN Summit on Biodiversity
4 years, 6 months ago

Five takeaways from UN Summit on Biodiversity

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More than a million species were at risk of extinction, he said, adding that: 'More than 60 per cent …

Biodiversity crisis: US, China, Australia and Brazil refuse to sign pledge to reverse damage to natural world
4 years, 6 months ago

Biodiversity crisis: US, China, Australia and Brazil refuse to sign pledge to reverse damage to natural world

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy While 64 countries have signed a global pledge aimed at halting the catastrophic decline of …

Biodiversity crisis: World leaders pledge to ‘reverse’ destruction of natural world by 2030
4 years, 6 months ago

Biodiversity crisis: World leaders pledge to ‘reverse’ destruction of natural world by 2030

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The interdependent crises of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation and climate change - driven in large part by unsustainable …

World fails to hit all targets to halt biodiversity collapse, UN reports
4 years, 6 months ago

World fails to hit all targets to halt biodiversity collapse, UN reports

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “From COVID-19 to massive wildfires, floods, melting glaciers and unprecedented heat, our failure to meet the Aichi targets — …

Natural world being destroyed at rate ‘never seen before’, WWF warns as report reveals catastrophic decline of global wildlife
4 years, 6 months ago

Natural world being destroyed at rate ‘never seen before’, WWF warns as report reveals catastrophic decline of global wildlife

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The natural world is in a “desperate” state, with global wildlife populations “in freefall” due …

The World Is Failing To Stop Extinctions. These Scientists Have A Plan To Help.
4 years, 7 months ago

The World Is Failing To Stop Extinctions. These Scientists Have A Plan To Help.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This was the year the world was supposed to tackle the biodiversity crisis head-on. ‘We Don’t Have A Clear Target’ “If you lose species, you’re losing a unique component of life,” said Rounsevell. “Climate change discussions have the 2-degree target, but we don’t have a clear target in biodiversity,” he said. “Honestly, it seems like a naive …

List of all creatures, large and small: First universal 'list of species' on Earth, in the making
4 years, 8 months ago

List of all creatures, large and small: First universal 'list of species' on Earth, in the making

Firstpost  

No single, agreed-upon list of species exists. According to the report, Professor Stephen Garnett of Charles Darwin University, the paper’s lead author said, “Currently no single, agreed list of species is available.” Instead, some iconic groups of organisms have several competing lists, he adds. The 10-point plan aims to create an authoritative list of the world’s species which would improve …

From jellyfish to elephants, biodiversity keeps the world turning
4 years, 9 months ago

From jellyfish to elephants, biodiversity keeps the world turning

Al Jazeera  

But with a million species at risk of extinction the interlocked web of life is under threat. I spoke to the University of British Columbia’s Professor Curtis Suttle, one of the world’s foremost experts on viruses and their role in the environment. Without death, there is no life and so viruses are essential because they’re responsible for the turnover of …

UN sets 2030 biodiversity targets as we face a mass extinction
5 years, 2 months ago

UN sets 2030 biodiversity targets as we face a mass extinction

CNN  

CNN — Almost a third of the Earth will need to be protected by 2030 and pollution cut by half to save our remaining wildlife, as we enter the planet’s sixth era of mass extinction, according to a United Nations agency. “Despite ongoing efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating worldwide and this decline is projected to continue or worsen under business-as-usual scenarios.” …

UN Biodiversity Plan Calls For Protecting 30% Of Earth By 2030
5 years, 2 months ago

UN Biodiversity Plan Calls For Protecting 30% Of Earth By 2030

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING To reverse the rapid loss of species around the globe, world governments should protect nearly one-third of all lands and oceans and slash major sources of pollution by the end of the decade, according to a new United Nations proposal. In a 2017 report, U.N. Special Rapporteur John Knox, a human rights expert and professor of international …

More than half of world’s forest wildlife lost in 40 years, study finds
5 years, 7 months ago

More than half of world’s forest wildlife lost in 40 years, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Humanity is killing the Earth’s greatest natural ally in the fight against climate breakdown, our forests, according to the …

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