Convention On Biological Diversity
latest news & developments
Use of wild species should benefit people but how to achieve sustainable, safe and legal use is unclear
The theme for World Wildlife Day on 3 March is ‘Connecting people and planet: Exploring digital innovation in wildlife conservation’
SA will push for conservation funds at UN biodiversity summit – Creecy
As a mega-biodiverse country, South Africa has ‘special role’ to play in the negotiations
Invest in biodiversity: Inaction is no longer a choice
Effective action needs to understand the linkages between biodiversity loss, climate change, economic development and the need for a conservation approach that is integrated and…
Save Africa from conservationists
Indigenous peoples know how to conserve biodiversity far better than any so-called experts in the capitalist Global North
Rethink needed on subsidies harmful to nature
The COP15 biodiversity summit in China will assess subsidies that promote unsustainable levels of production such as in the fossil fuel, fishing and agriculture sectors
Call for SA to join 30% conservation target to stem nature loss, climate change
But others argue that the conservation plan will amount to the ‘biggest land grab in history’
Kunming Declaration on biodiversity: A show of political will that lacks targets
More than 100 countries pledged to better protect nature at UN biodiversity talks last week
Human rights must be at the heart of global biodiversity framework
The UN special rapporteur on human rights and environment says conservation doesn’t mean ‘pristine wilderness’, free from human inhabitants
A healthy Earth needs its indigenous people
They have played a crucial role in protecting biodiversity on their land but are largely relegated to the back seats in discussions at the local and international levels that aim…