Convention on Biological Diversity

From Pledges to Proof: UN Biodiversity Meeting Begins First Global Review of Nature Action

By Stella Paul
Governments convened in Rome on Monday (February 16) for a critical round of UN biodiversity negotiations, launching the world’s first global review of how countries are acting to protect nature.

Pakistan Moves to Stop Biodiversity Loss

By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio
Pakistan has framed a biodiversity conservation and protection plan aimed at stemming biodiversity loss, restoring ecosystems and promoting sustainable use of natural resources for the wellbeing of the present and the future generations.

Private Nature Reserves in Latin America Seek a Bigger Role

By Fabíola Ortiz
Private voluntary nature reserves in Latin America should be seen as allies in policies on the environment, climate change mitigation and the preservation of biological diversity in rainforests, say experts.

Protecting Biodiversity in Costa Rica’s Thermal Convection Dome in the Pacific

By Diego Arguedas Ortiz
The vast habitat known as the Costa Rican Thermal Convection Dome in the eastern Pacific Ocean will finally become a protected zone, over 50 years after it was first identified as one of the planet’s most biodiversity-rich marine areas.
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