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Water. For too long this precious, life-giving resource has been taken for granted in so many places. In some parts of the world, it is easy to turn on a faucet...

Wetland Restoration - the theme for 2023 highlights the urgent need to prioritize wetland restoration. World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to...

Twenty-three years ago, on 29 January 2000, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Cartagena Protocol entered into force on 11...

Highlight: The Communication foresees that The Commission and Member States should continue to promote effective international action on pollinators, including in the framework of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)...

The United States of America has announced their intention to join the High Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction. The coalition, launched by the EU at the One Ocean...

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...

Digital advances will increase the sustainability of global fisheries and preserve marine ecosystems. Find out more here.

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...

The framework has four long-term goals for 2050 related to the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity. The framework has 23 action-oriented global targets for urgent action over the decade...

This staff working document aims at analysing the main drivers affecting food security from both the supply and demand sides. Relying on an evidence-based approach, this document provides a factual...