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CBD COP 17 kicks off in Armenia to tackle global biodiversity loss

Biodiversity Loss: Global Leaders Convene in Yerevan to Save Nature

Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. Wars and economic pressures can make nature seem like a ‘nice-to-have’. But it is a critical asset, and Cop17 must deliver real actionWhen I was five, property developers came to cut down the woods behind my home in La Tuque, Quebec. My mother encouraged me to climb one of the trees in protest, then told the develo

‘Crucial opportunity to act’ as study finds most of Europe’s wild bee species in decline

As Cop17 kicks off, records since 1921 show more bee species declining than increasing in all parts of Europe except the Alps Most of Europe’s wild bee species and about half of its hover fly species have declined over the last century, a study has found, as a UN biodiversity summit begins in Armenia.Records since 1921 show more bee species are declining than increasing in all parts of Europe exce

COP17 puts governments on the spot over failure to halt global biodiversity loss by 2030

Tackling systems driving biodiversity loss and championing transformative change: the two-day SNAP Quebec series in the IUCN Pavilion

Global youth demand action on biodiversity and nature as world leaders gather for COP17

Protecting Earth’s fragile biodiversity takes spotlight at Armenia talks

Biodiversity losses continue to upend the lives of billions of people whose future prosperity depends on countries taking urgent action to protect our planet, the top UN official leading talks at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan, said on Monday.

A simple touch can bring dying corals back to life in just 7 weeks

Scientists have discovered that severely bleached corals can make a remarkable comeback simply by touching healthy, genetically identical corals. In laboratory experiments, dying corals regained their color and fully recovered within seven weeks, with as little as five days of contact sometimes enough to start the healing process.

Biodiversity Goals Reality Check: Nations Miss 22 Of 23 Targets

What Earth's sixth mass extinction event means for humans

World faces nature reality check at UN biodiversity conference

PREVIEW-World faces nature reality check at UN biodiversity conference

Cop17 at a glance: everything you need to know about the UN’s nature summit

This month’s biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia, aims to push governments to meet the 23 targets agreed at Cop15 in 2022This month, nearly every country on Earth will return to the question of how to stem the rapid destruction of the natural world. Humans are driving it, but so far we have not found a way to stop it.In late 2022, governments reached an ambitious once-in-a-decade deal to bette

Cambodia calls for global biodiversity financing

WWF Shows Turning the Tide on Biodiversity Loss Is Still Possible

Int'l biodiversity summit calls for stronger global action to protect nature

Archaeologists discover 1,200-year-old mummified hairless dog in Peru

Archaeologists have discovered 1,200-year-old remains of Peru’s famous hairless dogs at an ancient Wari Empire burial site, including remarkably preserved mummies and puppies buried alongside humans. Their unusual teeth, diets, and burial arrangements reveal surprising clues about how ancient Peruvians cared for, bred, and sometimes discarded their dogs.

NASA discovers hidden fires burning beneath the Amazon rainforest

El Niño is fueling a dangerous cascade of wildfires across the tropics, with the Amazon rainforest now experiencing widespread burning and scientists warning that the worst may still be ahead. NASA researchers are uncovering dozens of previously undetected fires, suggesting the destruction could be even more extensive than satellite records show.

Puffin Commutes Could Trigger Sudden Ecosystem Collapse, New Mathematical Model Warns