Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity

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...

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 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...

Leaders across the UN system have called for bolder action and more effective partnerships to protect endangered animals and plants, ahead of World Wildlife Day on Friday...

Today, the Commission is presenting a package of measures to improve the sustainability and resilience of the EU's fisheries and aquaculture sector. It includes four elements: A Communication on the Energy Transition of the EU...

20 multinational projects will receive over €117 million to contribute to the objectives of the EU Mission "Restore our Ocean and waters": protect and restore biodiversity, cut...