Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the World Tourism Day - 27 September 2023

Today, the EU and Norway have established a Green Alliance to strengthen their joint climate action, environmental protection efforts, and cooperation on the clean energy and industrial transition...

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission's proposal for a European Green Bond Regulation. This Regulation, which is an integral part...

Tomorrow, the Estonian city of Tallinn will officially become the European Green Capital for 2023, taking over from the French city of Grenoble. The opening ceremony will take...

For decades, Kozani has played a central role in Greece’s electricity supply through its local lignite power plant, which is the largest in the country and produces 40%...

During the EU-ASEAN Commemorative Summit, the EU and its Member States, in a Team Europe approach, announced the mobilisation of €10 billion as part of Global Gateway to accelerate infrastructure...

One hundred European cities have now joined the Green City Accord - a political commitment to make cities greener, cleaner and healthier. Cities that sign...

A new UN report presented on Wednesday to the Organization’s highest pan-European environmental policy body, covering 54 countries, is calling for greater action to tackle the triple environmental...

Croatia will receive a total of €9 billion from Cohesion Policy in 2021-2027 in the framework of its Partnership Agreement with the Commission to promote the economic, social and territorial cohesion of its...

Romania will receive a total of €31.5 billion from Cohesion Policy in 2021-2027 in the framework of its Partnership Agreement with the Commission to promote the economic, social and territorial cohesion of its...