COP15 CBD: Disclose biodiversity impact, address harmful subsidies, urges EU

Bulk of financial resources for implementation of targets needs to come domestically, says European Commission

COP15: Access and benefit-sharing important agenda at UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, Canada

COP15 is particularly important as a new global biodiversity framework is set to be adopted.

Can Montreal be another Paris? Hopes build up after COP15 President’s text includes key demands

The text of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework has included targets to halt and reverse biodiversity, respect indigenous rights among others

Global report on challenges faced by seed sector launched

Focuses on need to stop seed laws that are preventing farmers from saving and exchanging their indigenous varieties  

Disclosure-shy industry

Pharma and biotech firms are lobbying hard to block disclosure of origin of genetic material used in inventions, but they also raise thorny issues

Global Biodiversity Framework: What happened in Nairobi?

The preparatory meeting on biodiversity ends with little consensus  

Meeting in vain

The fifth conference on biological diversity held recently in Nairobi ended on a flat note

Unity in diversity

First GBFF council meeting takes baby steps for biodiversity

Operational matters discussed, but nothing on resource mobilisation

"The North is driven by the industry"

Christine von Weizsaecker is a senior microbiologist based in Wuppertal, Germany and the vice-president of Ecoropa, the premier European …

COP15 Montreal: Coalition calls for a moratorium on industrial activities in primary forests

Primary Forest Alliance calls for policy changes in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

‘Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must feature role of indigenous people’

Members of International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity stress their rights at biodiversity summit in Montreal

Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 passed

It has to be ensured that these amendments help India meet the targets set up under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Marine protected areas are underfunded. Experts discuss ways to address the funding gap

A well-managed and sufficiently funded MPA can restore good health to vulnerable ecosystems, help achieve global biodiversity conservation goals

Over 100 countries sign Kunming Declaration on biodiversity conservation

It calls upon the parties to “mainstream” biodiversity protection in decision-making 

Global Coalition for Biodiversity launched on World Wildlife Day

The coalition will be made up of zoos, aquariums, national parks, museums, botanical gardens from around the world

Coming up: New set of targets to protect the natural world

This year, the Convention on Biological Diversity is set to identify a new ‘Global Biodiversity Framework’ of targets for the coming …

Talks on global plan to protect biodiversity begin in Nairobi

The meet is the first step towards adopting a new global framework on biodiversity post 2020

India commits to restore 13 million ha of degraded forest under Bonn Challenge

Bringing back degraded and deforested lands can help stabilise the climate while sustainably supporting global and local economies, say experts

Roots

Worldwide, traditional medicinal systems are in the process of being modernised. Besides health care and conservation of medicinal plants, the …

Nagoya Protocol: inter-governmental committee to hold a third meeting

When and where the negotiating parties will meet is yet to be decided

Kerala becomes first state in country to complete formation of biodiversity management committees

They will draw plans for conservation, sustainable use and documentation of biodiversity

World Earth Day 2022: Community-conserved biodiversity is key to sustenance and strong bioeconomy

Community participation is paramount in conserving biodiversity, especially since local communities directly benefit from using biological …

Reason to celebrate?

The biodiversity bill has finally been approved by the Parliament standing committee on science, technology and the environment. But is the way …

Will India ratify the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Protocol?

 Protocol needs serious inter-ministerial deliberations, says MoEF official