Amid Global Crises, World Under Pressure To Protect Human And Planetary Health
As environmental, technological and societal change join forces to disrupt human and planetary health, the world must get better at tracking and responding to a...
Category : International
Lagos SWAN Celebrates Chairman, Olatutu Oladunni After Obtaining International Certification In London
BY ASELEBE SADIK ADEWUYI The entire executive team and members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Lagos chapter have congratulated the Chairman of...
German Astrid Schomaker Assumes Duty At UN Biodiversity As Executive Secretary In Montreal
Astrid Schomaker of Germany has officially taken up her appointment as Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Assuming the role ahead of...
UN Office For Outer Space Affairs Hosts First-ever Conference On Sustainable Lunar Activities
BY ADEKOLA BOLUWAJI NIFEMI The first United Nations Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities, hosted by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) has...
Table Set for October’s UN Summit on Achieving Vital Targets, Goals of Global Biodiversity Plan
BY ASELEBE SADIK ADEWUYI Addressing finance, high-tech biology, Indigenous Peoples’ engagement and more, negotiators have set the table for talks at the upcoming UN Biodiversity...
UNDP, GEF’s New $135m Initiative To Support Small Island Developing States Against Environmental Degradation
BY ASELEBE SADIK ADEWUYI The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility launched a new $135 million Blue and Green Islands Integrated...
Biodiversity Fund Approves 18 New Project Preparation Grants
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) has approved a new round of project preparation grants and set aside more than $70 million for 18 new...
Parties To Convention on Biological Diversity Seek Progress In Implementation Ahead Of COP 16
Delegates of the 196 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and observer organizations start today a nine-day meeting to review and explore opportunities...
Science Body Of the UN Biodiversity Treaty Ends Meeting In Nairobi
The 26th session of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-26) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came to a close...
Parties To Convention on Biological Diversity Begin Negotiations on Crucial Science and Technology At 26th SBSTTA Session
The 26th session of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) opens on Monday in Nairobi, Kenya. The...