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Biodiversity

Germany launches $1 billion biodiversity fund after world misses targets

Germany launches $1 billion biodiversity fund after world misses targets

The Legacy Landscape Fund aims to mobilise public and private finance to support an ambitious nature protection deal at this October’s Kunming summit

Australia green-lights controversial project in 'gas-fired recovery'

Australia green-lights controversial project in ‘gas-fired recovery’

Campaigners say the Narrabri gas project will destroy local biodiversity and water supplies as well as increase greenhouse gas emissions.

China host of major nature talks fails to step up at UN biodiversity summit

China host of major nature talks fails to step up at UN biodiversity summit

Campaigners had hoped President Xi would surprise the world again this week with tough measures to reverse biodiversity loss. They were left disappointed

EU plans to protect 30% of land and seas by 2030 for biodiversity

EU plans to protect 30% of land and seas by 2030 for biodiversity

The European Commission set out a strategy to overhaul farming and strictly protect carbon-rich forests and wetlands, to benefit wildlife

'Noah's Ark' Arctic seed vault gets new crops, recovers to one million samples

‘Noah’s Ark’ Arctic seed vault gets new crops, recovers to one million samples

Britain’s Prince Charles, contributing wildflower seeds, says it is ‘exhausting, often demoralising’ to persuade people of vital role of biodiversity

Protect 30% of Earth to avert 'irreversible' biodiversity loss - former ministers say

Protect 30% of Earth to avert ‘irreversible’ biodiversity loss – former ministers say

Albright among 23 former foreign ministers calling for ‘strong protection’ of animals and plants at UN biodiversity summit, due in China in October

Biodiversity: the ‘stepchild’ of international talks

Biodiversity: the ‘stepchild’ of international talks

INTERVIEW: With little hard cash on the table at UN summit, biodiversity champions seek to link up with mainstream agendas

Ocean acidification causes US$1trn of damage a year – study

NEWS: Some 400 million people depend on threatened coral reefs for their livelihoods, British scientists warn at UN meeting

WWF: Wildlife populations down 50% in last 40 years

WWF: Wildlife populations down 50% in last 40 years

NEWS: Exploitation, habitat degradation and climate change blamed as numbers of lions, snakes and monkeys plummet

David Attenborough: UK must embrace climate migrants

David Attenborough: UK must embrace climate migrants

NEWS: Britain must cater for wildlife moving northwards because of climate change, says veteran naturalist and broadcaster

Tropics set to face critical climate change within decade

Tropics set to face critical climate change within decade

Under a ‘business-as-usual’ scenario, the average climate system would be radically altered by 2047 says new study published in the journal Nature

Peru's cloud forests could be wiped out by 2100

Peru’s cloud forests could be wiped out by 2100

Fragile nature of one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems means it could be obliterated by climate change, study suggests

David Miliband: Ocean indicators are all flashing red

David Miliband: Ocean indicators are all flashing red

Former Foreign Secretary to co-chair new Global Ocean Commission to find answers to economical and environmental challenges of the high seas

Biodiversity must be built into urban development to make future cities sustainable

Biodiversity must be built into urban development to make future cities sustainable

Thomas Elmqvist from the University of Stockholm warns that as an area the size of South Africa is expected to be lost to urbanisation, understanding the benefits of biodiversity will be vital.

REDD+ should value forests as more than “carbon warehouses”

REDD+ should value forests as more than “carbon warehouses”

New report calls on policymakers to better understand the biodiversity and livelihood benefits of forests to ensure the success of REDD+.

Poverty and prosperity are the two greatest polluters, says Indian NGO

Poverty and prosperity are the two greatest polluters, says Indian NGO

Manoj Kumar, CEO of the Naandi Foundation in India tells RTCC that conservation efforts must help lift people out of poverty to be successful.

How alien snakes left Guam infested with spiders

How alien snakes left Guam infested with spiders

In four decades, the brown treesnake, has wiped out Guam’s bird species, and caused a fortyfold increase in the Pacific Island’s spider population.

Mistrust and confusion holds back REDD+ finance

Mistrust and confusion holds back REDD+ finance

Global Canopy Programme’s Andrew Mitchell says breaking down complex language of REDD+ vital to ensure the scheme succeeds

Pavan Sukhdev: Biodiversity not a luxury for the rich but a necessity for the poor

Pavan Sukhdev: Biodiversity not a luxury for the rich but a necessity for the poor

Pavan Sukhdev calls for the value of biodiversity to the poor to be considered when assessing the economic impact of the loss of nature.

Conservation or carbon sinks: Can the UN see the forest for the trees?

Conservation or carbon sinks: Can the UN see the forest for the trees?

Forests play a key role for the UN’s climate change and biodiversity agencies. Melati Kaye investigates whether they can they serve the goals of both simultaneously.

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