Search Knowledge for policy

UNEP-WCMC welcomes launch of global biodiversity framework fund, but calls for greater ambition to deliver finance for nature

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Launch of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, 24 August 2023 Global Biodiversity Framework...

Horizon Europe: EU Missions on track to meet their 2030 ambition towards a greener and healthier continent

Heather Bingham, who heads up UNEP-WCMC’s Protected Planet Initiative, reports back following a recent cross-sector meeting to drive forward support and action on the latest global...

Small farms are the mainstay of maize production in China. Its productivity is relatively low despite large farm inputs and the associated environmental footprints. Here, we...

Introduction Access to high-quality seeds remains a key constraint to the intensification of crop production in low-income countries. In this study, we analyzed maize seed production and distribution systems...

EU Cohesion Policy helps innovating our cities. The European Urban Initiative (EUI) is launching today a second call for proposals worth €120 million for innovative...

The main axes of the National Reforestation Plan were presented by officials of Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF)and the Ministry of Environment and Energy (YPEN). The purpose of the event...

The European Commission has launched the LIFE Programme’s 2023 Calls for project proposals. This year, there is €611 million available for nature conservation, environmental protection, climate...

On World Wildlife Day we celebrate the diversity of the world’s wild plants and animals and the contribution they make to our lives and to the health of the planet. Wildlife provides people...