Climate Change and Biodiversity

CBD Technical Series No. 85: Synthesis report on experiences with ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

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CBD Technical Series No. 86: Managing ecosystems in the context of climate change mitigation: A review of current knowledge and recommendations to support ecosystem-based mitigation actions that look beyond terrestrial forests

CBD Technical Series 41: Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Report of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/29: Promoting Synergies in addressing biodiversity and climate change adaptation issues: linking national adaptation plans and national biodiversity strategies and action plans

It is now widely recognized that climate change and biodiversity are interconnected. Biodiversity is affected by climate change, with negative consequences for human well-being, but biodiversity, through the ecosystem services it supports, also makes an important contribution to both climate-change mitigation and adaptation. Consequently, conserving and sustainably managing biodiversity is critical to addressing climate change. More »

2 May 2017

Statement by Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary General, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 47th Cairo Climate Talks, Cairo, Egypt, 2 May 2017

18 December 2016

Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development

31 October 2016

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has published a detailed assessment of the implications of using climate geoengineering to limit global warming.

14 September 2017

Nominations for the technical workshop for review of the voluntary guidelines for the design and effective implementation of ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, 20-22 November 2017 - Bonn, Germany

14 August 2017

Opportunities under the Green Climate Fund

12 July 2017

Nominations for the Regional Dialogue and Learning Mission on Integrating Climate Change and Biodiversity at the National Level, 2 to 6 October 2017 – Pietermaritzburg, South Africa