Essay: A global ‘conservation basic income’ might cost trillions – but it’s still a shrewd investment
In an article first published on The Conversation, EMIEL DE LANGE, JOCELYNE SZE and ROBERT FLETCHER look at a recent proposal to give money to people living in or using key conservation areas around the world…
Analysis – UN nature deal can help wildlife as long as countries deliver
Montreal, CanadaReuters A new conservation deal adopted this week at the UN 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 prioritise conservation. Goals set out in the agreement, known as the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity […]
“Insect apocalypse”: From flickering fireflies to lowly dung beetles, insects are vanishing
As the UN biodiversity summit gets underway in Montreal, GLORIA DICKIE, JULIA JANICKI and SIMON SCARR, of Reuters, report on what scientists are calling a global “insect apocalypse”…
Essay: COP15 – three visions for protecting nature on the table at the UN biodiversity conference
In an article first published on The Conversation, HARRIET BULKELEY, professor of geography at Durham University in the UK, looks at what’s up for discussuon at the UN biodiversity conference…
UN chief urges strong global nature deal to end “orgy of destruction”
Montreal, CanadaReuters As countries prepare to negotiate a new global agreement to protect Earth’s environment, the head of the United Nations warned there was no time to lose. “Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told delegates to the COP15 biodiversity summit at an opening ceremony on Tuesday in Montreal. […]
World delegates appear to kick deal to halt nature loss into long grass
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Negotiations on an ambitious global biodiversity deal to halt or reverse nature loss closed in Switzerland on Tuesday, with countries agreeing to little more than further talks in June. The Geneva meeting of around 1,000 negotiators from 164 countries was meant to be the last before the postponed UN Convention on Biodiversity meeting […]
Final talks on UN biodiversity pact open in shadow of Ukraine
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Hundreds of negotiators arrived in the Swiss city of Geneva on Monday for final UN talks on an ambitious pact that aims to halt and reverse the loss of habitats for endangered species ahead of a summit in China later this year. The in-person talks are the first time negotiators from some 164 […]
UN biodiversity chief urges COP26 climate talks to prioritise nature
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Any new pledges made at the upcoming COP26 climate summit must include protection and restoration of natural areas, said the UN biodiversity chief – a move that could give a boost to ongoing efforts to broker a separate global nature pact. About 195 countries are set to finalise a new […]
Countries call for urgent action on biodiversity with ‘Kunming Declaration’
Kunming, ChinaReuters More than 100 countries pledged on Wednesday to put the protection of habitats at the heart of their government decision-making but they stopped short of committing to specific targets to curb mass extinctions. Chinese Environment Minister Huang Runqiu told delegates to a UN Biodiversity Conference in the city of Kunming that the declaration […]
UN urges nations to spend more on species protection as new pact talks begin
Kunming, ChinaReuters The global community must invest much more and raise the scale and speed of its pledges to protect nature and prevent species loss, a senior UN official said on Sunday on the eve of a new round of global biodiversity talks. The first part of the twice-postponed “COP15” biodiversity negotiations begin in the […]