COP17 agrees ‘Yerevan Pathway’ to accelerate global biodiversity action
The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17) has come to a close in Armenia, with countries agreeing to the ‘Yerevan Pathway’ – a…
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Banks in Pakistan falling short on climate and biodiversity financing policies
Seven of the largest commercial banks in Pakistan are falling short when it comes to climate and biodiversity policies, a…
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…
Banks have invested close to $600 billion into firms linked to tropical deforestation since 2020
Banks and investment funds have provided $595 billion in financing to firms involved in agribusiness and mining in tropical forest…
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,…
Governments need to ‘accelerate action’ to achieve 30×30 conservation target
Global targets to protect and conserve at least 30% of the world’s land and ocean by 2030 – the so-called ’30×30’…
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya named world’s most sustainable motorsports venue
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has topped the annual Sustainable Circuits Index (SCI), which ranks the world’s most sustainable motorsports circuits,…