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Nature is staging a comeback: UN recognizes seven World Restoration Flagships UNEP Executive Director announces seven new UN World Restoration Flagships

Plants and their contributions to people are insufficiently protected globally

Transboundary conservation areas (TBCAs) are cross-border, cooperatively managed conservation areas, consisting of formally protected areas (PAs) and other multiple-use areas. They are...

Indigenous Peoples have long been successful stewards of the world’s biodiversity, and their knowledge, innovations and practices ensure the sustainable use of biological resources, carbon sequestration...

How impact frameworks can substantiate sustainable land use investing: two case studies

Today is the International Day of the Tropics, the UN day dedicated to celebrating the extraordinary diversity of the tropics. It is also an opportunity to highlight the challenges and opportunities that nations in this rapidly changing...

As we celebrate Biodiversity Day 2023, Jemima Brennen, Associate Communications Officer in UNEP-WCMC's Nature Economy team, explores the vital links between biodiversity and global...

UNEP, CIFOR/ICRAF and SIWI Swedish Water House are co-organizing a session at the XV World Forestry Congress in Korea (2-6 May) entitled “Forest-Water Connections to achieve...