- Integrating science into the EU Green Deal
- Online event : Initial reactions by key stakeholders to the Farm-to-Fork & EU Biodiversity Strategies
- Online event : A circular economy at the heart of climate action: how materials connect the dots in the EU Green Deal
- Online event : Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: How can we enhance safety & competitiveness?
- Online event : An ambitious Green Recovery Plan – ensuring green investments delivering climate neutrality
- Press release : European Parliament Intergroup on ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’ calls for an ambitious & sustainable green recovery plan
- Online event: A circular bioeconomy: Providing solutions to the EU Green Recovery Plan
- Report: Assessing Progress towards Aichi Biodiversity Target 6 on Sustainable Fisheries
- Convention on Biological Diversity: Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
- Online event : Minimising the hidden costs of tourism in mediterranean islands. Waste prevention actions and circular economy perspectives.
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Online event : Initial reactions by key stakeholders to the Farm-to-Fork & EU Biodiversity Strategies
2 July 2020, 14:00 – 16:00 CEST Hosted by MEP (tbc) WATCH RECORDING HERE On 22 May 2020, the European Commission adopted the Biodiversity Strategy and Farm to Fork Strategy, as part of the European Green Deal. While the EU Biodiversity Strategy focuses on the sustainable use, conservation and restoration of ecosystems …
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 14 in the face of Climate change
Five years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, WWF has developed an analytical report on the EU’s progress to achieve the ten targets of SDG14. The event “Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 14 in the face of Climate change” focused on the successful bottom-up approach of Atlantic fishers to protect their …
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: towards the last round of negotiations
The negotiations for an international treaty on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) are now approaching the fourth and last session. During the third round of negotiations in New York City in August 2019, progress was made in advancing the draft text of the treaty. In particular, the …
Convention on Biological Diversity: Regional Workshop to facilitate the Description of EBSAs in the North-East Atlantic Ocean
The Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs) in the North-East Atlantic Ocean and Training Session on EBSAs took place in Stockholm, 23-27 September 2019. The Workshop was hosted by the Government of Sweden and organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological …
Convention on Biological Diversity: Thematic Workshop on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
On 11-15 November 2019, the Fisheries Expert Group of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (IUCN-CEM-FEG) participated in the Thematic Workshop on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, and the two-day event Advancing Ocean Action Towards Sustainable Development Goal 14, both held in Montreal, Canada. The …
COP 25 – Fisheries and Ocean Summary
The Ocean is a carbon sink: of the three places where carbon is stored—atmosphere, oceans, and land biosphere—approximately 93 percent of the CO2 is found in the oceans. Since 2009, it has absorbed 22% of CO2, and absorbed 90% of excess heat since pre-industrial years. It is fair to say …