At its twenty-fourth meeting, the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted recommendation 24/9, “conservation and sustainable use...

A European Commission Staff Working document (2019).

The IPBES Assessment Report on The Sustainable Use of Wild Species examines the feasibility of and options for the sustainable use of wild species of algae, animals, fungi and plants on land, in freshwater...

31 March 2022 - With the aim of highlighting the importance of biodiversity for many sustainable development issues, this year’s slogan for the International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated each...

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to announce the slogan of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) on 22 May 2022: “Building a shared future for all life”...

The Global Assessment Report (2019) produced by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) provides an authoritative assessment of the status and trends of biodiversity and ecosystem services...

This study identifies and evaluates several qualitative and quantitative methodologies that could be used to improve biodiversity-related aspects of Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs) of trade agreements, with a view...

Explore knowledge related to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Drylands, comprising land regions characterized by water-limited, sparse vegetation, have commonly been projected to expand globally under climate warming. Such projections, however...

Increased efforts are required to prevent further losses to terrestrial biodiversity and the ecosystem services that it provides. Ambitious targets have been proposed, such as reversing...