Climate change is weakening forests around the world, a new study concludes. Increased climate variability and water shortages have made forests in warmer regions less...
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Digital advances will increase the sustainability of global fisheries and preserve marine ecosystems.
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Marine and coastal habitats are experiencing unprecedented environmental change - with some of the drivers of change due to overlooked and emerging issues in the areas of resource-exploitation, new-technology and ecosystem...
Scientific knowledge is fundamental to support the work of the Convention and its Subsidiary Bodies. The importance of science is recognized throughout the text of the Convention, and Parties and observers are called on to take...
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UNEP’s annual Champions of the Earth award is the UN’s highest environmental honour, which recognizes individuals and organizations from a number of fields, including civil society, academia and the private sector, that are...
The EU and the 47 contracting parties of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have concluded on 21 November this year’s annual meeting. After 8 days...
Insights from spatial data and analytics can inform evidence-based decisions for people and the planet. As the latest addition to the digital public good registry, UN Biodiversity Lab is demonstrating...
This study uses a large data set to model changes in the ecological roles performed by bird species in ecosystems around the world. The researchers report that forecast changes in ecological...
Establishing protected areas (PAs) is important for the conservation of species but more data is needed on their effectiveness.
Drawing on a large data set from previous observational studies worldwide...
This study explored the costs associated with such species, using the InvaCost database, to quantify the level of damage and of mitigation measures. The researchers report that between 1960 and 2020 invasive...