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Second meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

24 - 26 April 2018, Montreal, Canada

International Mother Earth Day 2018 (http://www.un.org/en/events/motherearthday/)

22 April 2018, New York, United States of America

Latin American and the Caribbean Regional Workshop on Strengthening Capacities for the Integrated Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress and the Convention on Biological Diversity

16 - 21 April 2018, Mexico City, Mexico

17th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII): "Indigenous peoples’ collective rights to lands, territories and resources”

16 - 27 April 2018, New York, United States of America

Second meeting of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fisheries Bodies on Accelerating Progress Towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

10 - 13 April 2018, Seoul, Republic of Korea

World Health Day 2018: "Universal Coverage, Everyone, Everywhere" (http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2018/en/)

7 April 2018, Geneva, Switzerland

Regional Training Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on national arrangements on traditional knowledge for achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 18 and contributing to Aichi Biodiversity Target 16 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

2 - 6 April 2018, Tepoztlan, Mexico

World Meteorological Day 2018: Weather-ready, climate-smart (https://public.wmo.int/en/resources/world-meteorological-day/wmd-2018)

23 March 2018, Geneva, Switzerland

Mr. Usman Yaqub

M. Lamine Kane

Many of the solutions to our global water challenges can be found in nature.

World Water Day 2018: "Nature for Water" (http://www.un.org/en/events/waterday/)

22 March 2018, New York, United States of America

On Saturday 24 March 8:30 p.m. local time, skylines around the world will go dark as millions celebrate WWF’s Earth Hour to spark global awareness and action on nature and the environment.

Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, on the occasion of World Water Day 22 March 2018

Forests are essential for cities around the world. Forest ecosystems provide water and other critical services on which cities depend.

International Day of Forests 2018: "Forests and Sustainable Cities" (http://www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/)

21 March 2018, New York, United States of America

Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, on the occasion of International Day Of Forests 21 March 2018

Global biodiversity 'crisis' to be assessed at major summit

Paris – Earth is enduring a mass species extinction, scientists say – the first since the demise of the dinosaurs and only the sixth in half-a-billion years.

Sudan, last male northern white rhino, dies in Kenya

The world's last surviving male northern white rhino has died after months of ill health, his carers said. Sudan, 45, lived at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. He was put to sleep on Monday after age-related complications worsened significantly.

RIP fish and chips? Climate change threatens to wipe out some of the UK’s favourite dishes

ritish staples such as fish and chips and chicken tikka masala could be under threat due to climate change, new research suggests. In a report published by the WWF ahead of its Earth Hour campaign this weekend, experts examined how changing weather and temperature rhythms could impact the types ...

How to survive climate change: A lesson from Hurricane Maria

On 20 September 2017, Category 4 Hurricane Maria cut like a buzz-saw across the island of Puerto Rico. The storm ditched two to three feet of rain, flooding houses and hospitals, while raging winds tore roofs off houses and electrical transmission towers from the ground, plunging the island into ...

Climate change may leave more than 140 million people displaced, warns World Bank report

The study said people in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America will become ‘climate migrants’ by 2050. Climate change will force more than 140 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America to become internal “climate migrants” within their countries’ boundaries by ...

Can climate litigation save the world?

Global moves to tackle climate change through lawsuits are poised to break new ground this week, as groups and individuals seek to hold governments and companies accountable for the damage they are causing.

Climate change threatens world's largest seagrass carbon stores

In the summer of 2010-2011 Western Australia experienced an unprecedented marine heat wave that elevated water temperatures 2-4°C above average for more than 2 months. The heat wave resulted in defoliation of the dominant Amphibolis antarctica seagrass species across the iconic Shark Bay World H ...

Protecting Mexico's island paradise

The popularity of the Mexican island of Cozumel as a cruise destination is great for the economy — but not necessarily for nature. The country is now trying to protect its blue waters and fragile coral reefs.