Boosting plant diversity can promote soil health and carbon sequestration, study finds
Increasing plant diversity in agriculture can promote soil health and carbon sequestration, a study by the University of Helsinki has…
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Better recognition of biodiversity needed by financial institutions, says BNP Paribas
The financial and investment market needs to better recognise the importance of biodiversity, ‘with a view to more systematic consideration…
COP 16 should be a ‘turning point’ in our approach to biodiversity, says Bezos Earth Fund
Decisive action on tackling biodiversity loss ‘has never been more urgent’, the Bezos Earth Fund has commented. Dr. Cristián Samper,…
UN Biodiversity Conference kicks off in Cali, Colombia
The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) has officially got under way in Cali,…
Impact of production of consumer goods on biodiversity explored in ABN AMRO study
The impact from the production of three everyday goods – trainers, sofas and smartphones – on biodiversity has been explored in…
Climate Impact Partners, Deloitte to fund seagrass recovery project
Climate Impact Partners have teamed up with Deloitte and the UK’s National Oceanography Centre on a project to fund the…
Making cities green – SustainabilityOnline talks to ICLEI Europe’s Holger Robrecht
The city of Berlin, Germany, recently formalised the Berlin Urban Nature Pact, a commitment to tackling climate change and improving…
Berlin pledges to protect and restore nature with Berlin Urban Nature Pact
The city of Berlin has announced its commitment to the Berlin Urban Nature Pact, part of an international initiative to mobilise cities.
Close to 25% of European landscape could be ‘rewilded’, study finds
Close to a quarter of the European continent is ‘primed with rewilding opportunities’, a new study has found.
Earth Overshoot Day takes place on 1 August this year
Earth Overshoot Day, the day on which humanity has used up nature’s ‘resource budget’ for the year, takes place on 1 August this year.