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Twenty-First Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the CBD

Article 25 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) establishes an open-ended intergovernmental scientific advisory body known as the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological ...

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IUCN identifies threatened freshwater biodiversity sites in the Mediterranean

Out of the 167 freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas identified, mapped and validated throughout the Mediterranean region, 75 percent were found outside the boundaries of any pre-existing protected areas ...

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A new species of banded iguana is discovered on the island of Gau

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, The National Trust of Fiji and NatureFiji-MareqetiViti have discovered a new species of banded iguana The new spec...

UK Target 16: The UK will ensure that people are encouraged and enabled to make sustainable...

UK Target 16 : The UK will ensure that people are encouraged and enabled to make sustainable consumption choices, including by establishing supportive policy, legislative or regulatory frameworks, improving education and access to relevant and...

UK Target 18: The UK will identify by 2025, and eliminate, phase out or reform by 2030, incentives,...

UK Target 18 : The UK will identify by 2025, and eliminate, phase out or reform by 2030, incentives, including subsidies, harmful for biodiversity, in a proportionate, just, fair, effective and equitable way, while contributing to the global target...

UK Target 20: The UK will strengthen capacity-building and development, access to and transfer of...

UK Target 20: The UK will strengthen capacity-building and development, access to and transfer of technology, and promote development of and access to innovation and technical and scientific cooperation, including through South-South, North-South and...

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From the whistle to the dawn chorus: how Tottenham Hotspur is listening to nature to guide biodiversity action

Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League club aiming to lead the way not only on the pitch but also in sustainability, has become the first sports organisation to introduce smart biodiversity monitoring at...

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Biodiversity Learning Platform

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, and entered into force on 29 December 1993. It is the first global agreement to cover al...

 
 
 

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