At the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, in 2022, nations committed to reducing the risks associated with pesticide use in agriculture by 50% by 2030. A new study by a ...

UN experts welcomed on Thursday the ratification of the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), first adopted in June 2023. This ratification is a significant advance ...

A new white paper: "From Knowledge to Solutions: Science, Technology and Innovation in Support of the UN SDGs," published in the journal Research Ideas and Outcomes (RIO), brings together leading ...

The United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC), with support from the Climate Security Mechanism, convened a high-level side event during the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference, also known ...

The EU ratified the UN Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) on Wednesday, joining a global effort to protect the ocean, curb environmental damage, tackle climate change, and preserve ...

The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss ...

The world needs a new approach to environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet by adopting policies to jointly tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation and ...

(CN) — More than 80 countries — though not the United States, Canada, Russia and others — are now bound by a new global treaty to protect marine biodiversity in the vast ocean stretches beyond ...

Forests are home to most of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity and play a central role in sustaining livelihoods, cultures, and ecosystems. Yet, deforestation remains the leading driver of forest ...