It is our pleasure to invite you to join us for a webinar discussion hosted by Dr Balakrishna Pishupati on a subject of great interest to many of us looking to the future of biodiversity conservation at the policy level. …

The first VCA newsletter! [… for some time!] Since the start of VCA in 2016, the number of VCA registered areas is steadily growing. Although the pace of this growth is still relatively slow, the international interest in voluntary conservation commitments by non-state actors is rapidly growing. This offers new opportunities to the ‘VCA way of thinking‘ and…

Since 1950, plastic has revolutionized numerous aspects of modern society: packaging, clothing, disposable bags, electronic products, medical instruments, industrial materials, among many. Plastic is found everywhere in our daily lives. This new material, as malleable as stainless, quickly became indispensable for our time.

This week, I attended an in-house workshop on IUCN’s People in Nature (PiN) initiative on behalf of IUCN’s Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi). The workshop was organised by the IUCN Economics team with inputs and facilitation from IUCN’s Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP). Other participants…

 In 1977, under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), our governments banned the international trade in rhino horn. By making the trade illegal, governments hoped that rhinos would be conserved and, at some point, no longer be an endangered species. Unfortunately…

Scientists and policymakers agree that we need to step up efforts to conserve biodiversity. We need to move beyond legally protected areas, and we need to engage as many actors as possible from different economic sectors. Fortunately, this is now starting to happen worldwide, following a call from the Convention…

The first edition of the TEEB Report for Business back in 2010 stated that: Businesses that fail to assess their impacts and dependence on biodiversity and ecosystem services carry undefined risks and may neglect profitable opportunities. This is an early example of the growing recognition of the importance of biodiversity…

In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is now widely-accepted by governments, businesses and NGOs as the global policy framework for ensuring that development is sustainable. …