Tag:biological diversity

Conservation

Biodiversity Day: Rethinking nature’s resources

As we mark 22 years since the United Nations General Assembly officially adopted May 22 as the International Day of Biodiversity (IDB) in December...

Michael Simire - May 23, 2022

Conservation

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation aligns actions to protect plant diversity

A new report on the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), suggests that while the 16 targets of the decades long plan to protect...

Michael Simire - September 24, 2020

Conservation

Global economy better off with more nature protected, says report

In what looks like the most comprehensive report to date on the economic implications of protecting nature, over 100 economists and scientists find that the global...

Michael Simire - July 8, 2020

Conservation

Biological Diversity Day: UN report demands urgent action to safeguard forests’ biodiversity

Urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of the world’s forests amid alarming rates of deforestation and degradation, according to the latest edition...

Michael Simire - May 24, 2020

Sustainable Devpt

Biological Diversity Day: World celebrates nature as source of solutions to global challenges

The importance of nature for man’s wellbeing is being highlighted throughout this week, with daily sub-themes, in advance of Friday’s International Day for Biological Diversity...

Michael Simire - May 20, 2020

Sustainable Devpt

FAO demands collaboration on biodiversity mainstreaming ahead Cancun COP13

The 23rd session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO23), which took place in Rome, Italy 18 to 22 July 2016, took an effective approach...

admin - August 10, 2016

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Senegal ratifies Nagoya Protocol, SA issues compliance certificate

Senegal has ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation, making...

admin - March 29, 2016

Health

Human health benefits from protecting biodiversity, says report

A report on biodiversity and health launched on Friday, February 13, 2015 at the 14th World Congress on Public Health, in Kolkata, India, shows...

Michael Simire - February 15, 2015

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Climate ChangeJanuary 16, 2025

Govt unveils project to promote transparency in reporting climate action

The Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled the Global Environment Facility-Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (GEF-CBIT) project to promote...

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