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05/06/2026

We have heard the climate story - all the warnings, targets, distant deadlines. Too often, the response has been clouded by noise - delay, distraction, denial.

This World Environment Day, listen closer. Nature is sending us signals. 🌿🚦

Nature is our strongest ally in climate action. To address the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, nature needs to be at the forefront of climate solutions.

Discover how we are working to scale nature-based solutions: https://tinyurl.com/yeyw6fnk

Nature is one of our most powerful climate allies. 🌍💪🌳 While ecosystems are heavily impacted by climate change, working...
04/06/2026

Nature is one of our most powerful climate allies. 🌍💪🌳

While ecosystems are heavily impacted by climate change, working with nature can act as a vital buffer that protects communities from severe weather and extreme temperatures.

With extreme weather events increasingly shaping our daily reality, rapid uptake of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) has become more important than ever to safeguarding both people and biodiversity.

In our latest blog, we dive into how scaling up EbA can help respond to urgent global adaptation needs. Learn more about our work with countries in scaling up EbA 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2rtupjnd

Next week, UNEP-WCMC’s Valerie Kapos will join global climate negotiators in Germany for the Bonn Climate Change Confere...
03/06/2026

Next week, UNEP-WCMC’s Valerie Kapos will join global climate negotiators in Germany for the Bonn Climate Change Conference ( ).

At the 64th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies for their midyear discussions, we will engage in talks advancing greater synergies between the global climate and biodiversity agendas.

As we look ahead to in Antalya, Türkiye, building integrated technical frameworks will be vital to accelerating meaningful action for people and planet.

Exploring the social implications of the 30x30 conservation target 🌍 Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversit...
01/06/2026

Exploring the social implications of the 30x30 conservation target 🌍

Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework aims to protect and conserve at least 30% of the Earth’s lands and waters by 2030. But where and how these areas are chosen is critical. 🌳

In a new report published in Nature Communications, experts explore the socioeconomic implications of this highly ambitious biodiversity target. By modelling three distinct implementation scenarios, the study examines the direct impacts of each pathway on local communities and their livelihoods.

The paper demonstrate that Target 3 is an ambitious social as well as ecological target. Achieving it requires an equally ambitious global commitment towards development funding and support for local communities.

Access the full report 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/mw6xt879

| Protected Planet

How can business and financial institutions ensure that nature thrives? 🌿 At the third Nature Action Dialogues, industr...
29/05/2026

How can business and financial institutions ensure that nature thrives? 🌿

At the third Nature Action Dialogues, industry leaders came together to discuss actions businesses and financial institutions must take to ensure that nature thrives.

Key takeaways from this year’s Dialogues include:
🔸 Aligning action across scales: from local impact to global targets
🔸 Ensuring decision-making is by the latest biodiversity science
🔸 Unlocking financing to support nature action
🔸 Implementing systemic solutions with available knowledge

From the opening plenaries, the message is clear: we need to transform business and financial systems to benefit both people and planet.

🗓️ Looking ahead: We will release details for the 2027 Nature Action Dialogues in the coming months!

Read more insights from this year’s event here 🔗 https://www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/unep-wcmc-hosts-third-nature-action-dialogues

🚨 Join our upcoming : Enabling the mining sector to take action on biodiversity.As part of the CBD Communities of Pract...
23/05/2026

🚨 Join our upcoming : Enabling the mining sector to take action on biodiversity.

As part of the CBD Communities of Practice Webinar series, we are pleased to co-host a session with the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM).

🗓️ 26 May 2026
🕐 13.00 - 14.30 (British Summer Time)
Register here 👉 https://www.cbd.int/mainstreaming/CoP/Mining.shtml

Leading science and global policy recognize that primary sectors have a responsibility to act for both people and nature. Our role as a science-policy organization is to facilitate evidence-based insights and support improved environmental outcomes through collaboration and engagement across governments, sectors, businesses and civil society.

💡 What the webinar will cover:
The session brings together global experts and practitioners to discuss how governments, standard setters, technical organisations, financial institutions, and businesses can contribute to creating enabling conditions for responsible management of biodiversity in the mining sector.

The session will also explore:
🔸 Practical experiences and lessons learned from the field.
🔸 Existing tools and approaches that can support implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Secure your spot today to engage in this collaborative discussion.

| United Nations Biodiversity

22/05/2026

“The future of life on Earth will depend on local action”🌻

As we observe the International Day of Biological Diversity, UNEP-WCMC’s Director Neville Ash reminds us that global progress begins locally.

Local action can and must be scaled and supported with finance, policies and incentives that benefit both, people and nature.

A sacred forest in India. A community-managed fishery in the Philippines. A military training ground in Europe. What do ...
22/05/2026

A sacred forest in India. A community-managed fishery in the Philippines. A military training ground in Europe.

What do these places have in common? 🏞️

They could all be sites where nature is thriving. While they are not official protected areas, they are recognized as Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs). These areas are primarily managed for other reasons, but they support the effective, long-lasting conservation of nature.

As we celebrate the International Day of Biological Diversity, we are shining a light on OECMs and how action by local communities is key to achieving global progress .🌿

Read our latest blog to learn how OECMs are crucial to conserving 30% of our lands and waters 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/56b2ajnm

20/05/2026

Over 75% of globally significant crops depend on animal pollination. 🐝 Yet, pollinators face increasing threats from habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change.

At UNEP-WCMC, we are working to reverse this trend and bridge the science-policy gap. Our initiatives focus on two critical pillars:

📈 Understanding the economic value of pollinators
Through project VALOR, we are mapping the flow of pollination benefits across sectors and co-developing accessible methods, tools, databases and models. Resources from this project will help financial institutions, businesses and policymakers take actions that benefit pollinators.
More about VALOR Project 🔗 https://valor-project.eu/

🌾 Transitioning agricultural practices and their policy contexts
Many sectors rely on and affect pollinators. Policy coherence and positive shifts in agricultural practices can reduce pressures on biodiversity and restore essential ecosystem services that pollinators rely on. Through the AGRI4POL project, experts at UNEP-WCMC are engaging policymakers and practitioners for pollinator stewardship.
Learn more about AGRI4POL Project 🔗 https://agri4pol.eu/

By unlocking the value of nature, we can ensure a resilient future for all. 🌿

“Unlike emissions, there is no single metric of impact on nature” 🌳Following last year’s COP30 in Brazil, a global group...
19/05/2026

“Unlike emissions, there is no single metric of impact on nature” 🌳

Following last year’s COP30 in Brazil, a global group of nature and sustainable business organizations proposed the development of a Nature Measurement Protocol.

However, building this framework requires a delicate balance of capturing local ecological complexity while meeting the private sector’s needs for clear guidance.

In a new Reuters feature, UNEP-WCMC’s Head of Nature Economy, Sharon Brooks and Senior Programme Officer, Jacob Bedford, explore how this standard can be developed for companies to measure their nature impacts.

To successfully build a Nature Measurement Protocol, they recommend:
📄 Clear guidance: Providing a standardized framework for reporting
🔄Strategic flexibility: Allowing adaptation for different business decisions and unique ecosystem types
🤝 Social inclusion: Acknowledging and respecting people’s relationships with the land

Read the full insights on Reuters: https://tinyurl.com/3976wj2f

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