Congratulations to Cali for being chosen as the host city for UN Biodiversity #COP16 🇨🇴 The CBD Secretariat looks forward to collaborating and going from #AgreementToAction #BiodiversityPlan #PeaceWithNature

Congratulations to Cali for being chosen as the host city for #COP16. We will see you in Colombia in October #BiodiversityPlan #PeaceWithNature

Cali here we come! Will you attend ⁦UN Biodiversity⁩ COP16? linkedin.com/posts/jessica-…

My grandpa who is 85 started making this rock map of Scotland in 1992.He collected rocks during amateur geology trips over 30 years. He says it had to be geologically correct and also aesthetically pleasing.He asked if I could share online as He wants to go viral so please share

I asked colleagues in the financial sector - are they coming to UN Biodiversity COP16 in Colombia and it looks like we should expect some new faces! since COP15 made specific asks of finance in the #globalbiodiversityframework, this sector has heard the call 🦜

Happy #InternationalWomensDay from African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance! Let's prioritize gender equality for prosperous economies and a healthy planet. "Invest in women: Accelerate progress" is our call to action for a brighter future! #EmpowerWomen #AccelerateProgress

Making financing for climate action and conservation affordable is among the most urgent challenges the world faces. In Project Syndicate, Becky Ray and Uli Volz suggest ways to meet it. project-syndicate.org/commentary/low…

What are the biodiversity metrics used in environmental economics, what metrics in conservation science, & if they're different why does it matter? Our new paper out this week in Biological Conservation sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Mark your calendars for the 18th UNEP FI Global Roundtable, taking place alongside #BuildingBridges24, in Geneva, Switzerland on 10-11 December 2024. Find out more about the collaboration with Building Bridges and register your interest here: ow.ly/FY2U50R7Br5

NEW: Just 7 countries & the EU have fulfilled the request to make new biodiversity pledges ahead of the #COP16 nature summit That leaves 188 countries that are yet to do so – & the deadline is October! Carbon Brief are tracking all pledges ahead of COP16 carbonbrief.org/cop16-tracking…

Ever wanted a crash course on how we fund ecosystem restoration, from both public and private finance? Look no further than our new Primer paper "Financing Ecosystem Restoration" in Current Biology by me & superstar biodv finance expert Dr Sara Löfqvist authors.elsevier.com/a/1j2OD3QW8S6D…

UN Biodiversity United Nations Geneva CITES UNECE FAOGeneva International Geneva WWF Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs UN Trade and Development IUCN UN Human Rights International Labour Organization UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Business for Nature IIFB Colombia en Ginebra 🇨🇴🇨🇭🇺🇳 France ONU Genève 🇫🇷🇺🇳 The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions World Health Organization (WHO) Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève SwitzerlandUN Amb. SHEN Jian China Mission Geneva Ambientalistas del Cauca UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative David Cooper Kirsten Schuijt Greenpeace International Greenpeace.ch Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) BirdLife International Conservation Intl @IUCN_ecosystem UNECEAarhus Rolph Payet @chantalline Dr Maria Neira UN Human Rights Partners Indigenous Information Network lucy Mulenkei Jessica Smith, UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)'s Lead on Nature, announces that the Biodiversity Credit Alliance (BCA) will launch a brief on the Definition of a Biodiversity Credit—essential for developing an inclusive and high-integrity market for #BiodiversityCredits.

Proud to partner with the Biodiversity Credit Alliance to launch "Definition of a Biodiversity Credit" Issue Paper #3. Jessica Smith, Nature Lead, spoke with Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva at #BiodiversityDay in Geneva, highlighting the financial sector's role. Read more: ow.ly/TzBM50RRoPy

Organisations worldwide use ENCORE to support their nature-related assessments. Ash Welch of AECOM shares how he uses ENCORE to understand nature-related risks of infrastructure projects across Asia 👇 globalcanopy.org/insights/case-…

Following on from UN Land and Drought report on rangelands & ahead of World Environment Day, Leonie Meier (WWF Grasslands Lead) & I wrote a blog on the critical need to invest in and support pastoralists to protect and restore grasslands🌱🐂. #GenerationRestoration 👉medium.com/@WWFFood/resto…

🌿Nature-based Solutions Initiative @UniofOxford Conference 2024 will discuss an action plan for positive social-environmental change♻️ 🗓️18 - 20 June Watch our Executive Director Niki Mardas dive into Governance, Markets & Finance💷for Nature on #NbSConference Day 2⬇️ Register -> globalcanopy.org/events/nature-…

Pleased to hear about the launch of Canada's 2030 Nature Strategy. Congratulations to Steven Guilbeault & Environment Canada staff for this significant step towards achieving the goals & targets of the #BiodiversityPlan. Canada's commitment to biodiversity is commendable. #PartOfThePlan

We are thrilled to launch the PRB Academy's latest course: Applying Nature-Responsible Banking. Read about it here: ow.ly/ugqi50SROU9 It helps bankers apply a nature-responsible approach in their work. Learn more and sign up: ow.ly/rrF950SROU7