At a recent webinar, experts and participants in negotiations for a new global deal for nature protection shared their insight into progress so far, writes Catherine Early.
Success at COP15, the UN biodiversity conference next year, will depend on how … Continue reading » “The Road to Kunming”
Continue readingMore TagPhotographer Katherine Cheng visits the few remaining patches of mangroves in Hong Kong to highlight the threats they still face, despite recent recoveries.
Nestled deep within one of the many bays of the Pearl River delta, a rare patch of … Continue reading » “Guardians of the Pearl River Delta: A Photo Journey”
Continue readingMore TagThe country’s ecological redlines policy is creating new protections and a model for sustainable land-use planning elsewhere, writes Guido Schmidt-Traub.
In October this year, governments from around the world are due to adopt a new global agreement to stop … Continue reading » “Learning From China to Protect Nature”
Continue readingMore TagDespite 75% of new human diseases originating in animals, funding for research in this area is critically lacking, reports Catherine Early.
“A perfect storm” of rampant deforestation, uncontrolled expansion of agriculture, intensive farming, mining, infrastructure development, and wild species … Continue reading » “Fund Research Properly to Prevent Next Pandemic”
Continue readingMore TagSomewhere between US$103 billion and $895 billion a year – that is how much funding
Protected species may more than double, but experts question the exclusion of species with ‘image problems’, writes Gao Baiyu.
The novel coronavirus has forced people to re-examine the link between animals and humans, and pushed wildlife conservation to the top … Continue reading » “China’s List of Protected Animals to Be Updated After 32 Years”
Continue readingMore TagCovid-19 has stalled the progress of UN talks about the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). But there are hopes China will display leadership when it hosts a major CBD conference in Kunming, writes Kong Lingyu.
The coronavirus showed the … Continue reading » “Can China Take the Lead in the UN Biodiversity Process?”
Continue readingMore TagFinding common ground to act globally on biodiversity requires legitimacy and trust, write Sam Geall and Malin Oud, introducing the workshop and linked series of articles on the website.
… Continue reading » “The Road to Kunming, and Why It Matters” Continue readingMore Tag“The loss of biodiversity and the degradation of the ecosystem
The post considers the impact … Continue reading » “COVID-19: Human Rights-Based Reflections on Displacement and Disease”
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