A global conservation plan to protect 30 percent of land and water could affect billions of people who depend on these areas for survival.

Fifteen years ago, Yale scientists launched a digital platform called “Map of Life,” an initiative to monitor changes in global species populations and support practitioners with robust conservation ...

CALI, Colombia 2 November 2024 — The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) was suspended in the morning of Nov. 2 but not before countries ...

Ellen Pikitch with a host of marine conservationists at a 2023 meeting in Finland. Several of them are co-authors on a paper that proposes to combine efforts from fisheries management and broader ...

ABU DHABI, 22nd May, 2026 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates is marking the International Day for Biological Diversity this year under the theme “Acting Locally for Global Impact”, reaffirming that ...

Greater biodiversity through the restoration of wetland forests. Dübendorf, 12.05.2026 — Wetland forests are particularly ...

Goal 13: Climate Action Goal 14: Oceans Goal 15: Biodiversity, forests, desertification Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Goal 17: Partnerships By 2030: Protect 30% of Earth’s lands, ...

This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 1908 the U.S. government seized some 18,000 acres of land from the ...

The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity extinction caused by extreme natural phenomena. Today, many experts warn that a Sixth Mass Extinction crisis is ...

On this International Day for Biological Diversity, the global community is called to act locally for global impact. In Rwanda, this is not a slogan. It is a deliberate national strategy. We recognize ...