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Plants and their contributions to people are insufficiently protected globally

Scientists at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) have spearheaded new research identifying 32 global "darkspots" where plant species...

A new study into the safeguarding of wildlife threatened by international trade has revealed: two-fifths of species identified as likely threatened by the international wildlife trade are not covered...

Tropical and temperate coral reefs connect natural and human systems in a way that supports long-term human development and well-being, and marine biodiversity. The enormous abundance and diversity of...

Today marks World Water Day, the UN's international day to acknowledge the global water and sanitation crisis and unite the world to accelerate progress on reducing water insecurity...