ECB’s Elderson calls for greater investment in nature and biodiversity
Protecting and restoring nature isn’t just case of spending money, it’s an investment in natural capital, resilience and “future prosperity”,…
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COP17 reports $500 million in additional biodiversity funding pledges
An additional $500 million in funding pledges for biodiversity and environmental action has been announced at COP17 in Armenia, the…
Share of companies with public commitments to protect biodiversity more than doubles
The share of firms publicly committed to protecting biodiversity has more than doubled, from 14% in 2022 to 35% in…
Over six in ten young people ‘more worried’ about biodiversity loss
Over six in ten young people aged 13 to 29 are more worried about biodiversity loss than they were three…
COP17 opens in Armenia with global biodiversity goals still off track
The COP17 biodiversity conference kicks off in Armenia this week, against a backdrop of sluggish progress towards the Kunming-Montreal Global…
Fewer than one in ten major companies use biodiversity indicators
Just 9% of the world’s largest companies with a major impact on biodiversity – in areas such as food, beverages, tobacco,…
UN report offers roadmap for sustainable blue economies
A new report co-authored by the United Nations and researchers at the University of Portsmouth sets out a ‘practical roadmap’…
Biodiversity’s role in soil health set to be explored in new study
The University of Helsinki has secured €10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to lead a Nordic research project exploring…
Europe ‘at risk of a pollinator crisis’, study suggests
Europe could be facing a ‘serious pollinator crisis’ unless coordinated action is taken to halt the decline of wild pollinator…
Biodiversity loss could trigger sovereign debt crises, economists warn
A new study published in the Nature journal suggests that financial markets are largely blind to the potential economic costs…