The European Commission set out a strategy to overhaul farming and strictly protect carbon-rich forests and wetlands, to benefit wildlife
The biodiversity talks taking place in China later this year require a legacy that can stand the test of time, rather than a cosmetic victory
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Rome will host next month’s biodiversity meeting, when negotiators are due to review a draft proposal for a global framework to protect the world’s plants and wildlife
UN agencies and the Chinese government are holding consultations to decide whether next month’s meeting can go ahead as planned
The draft plan will be used as the basis of negotiations at a meeting in Kunming, China, where governments are to agree on global rules to protect life on Earth
UN biodiversity chief tells Climate Home protecting and restoring ecosystems is the best way to protect the world from dangerous levels of global warming