2024 has been a lively year for those of us working on advancing global nature action – with discussions maturing and multiplying. Tackling complex issues such as biodiversity loss and its interconnections with climate and social equity takes time, where global discussions remain key, even if they don’t always result in the urgent progress we are collectively striving for.
In a nutshell: COP29 outcome / Plastic Treaty talks / EUDR update / G20 Declaration
Today, more than 130 businesses and financial institutions with combined revenues of $1.1 trillion including Danone, Decathlon, dsm-firmenich, H&M Group, Holcim, IKEA, Kering, L'OCCITANE Group, Mahindra Group, Natura &Co, Nestlé, ofi, Safaricom PLC, Sainsbury’s, Salesforce, Suzano, Sumitomo Forestry, Unilever, Wipro Limited, Volvo and many more are calling on Heads of State and govern
In a nutshell: Astrid Schomaker appointed CBD’s new Executive Secretary / Nature policies face setback in European Council / Negotiations for deep-sea mining regulations / Brazil publishes strategic environmental plan / Global Biodiversity Fund approves first grants / UNEA-6 adopts 15 resolutions
Astrid Schomaker appointed Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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The Nature Responsible Policy Engagement (RPE) guide from Business for Nature enables companies to reap the business benefits of responsible advocacy and respond to rising stakeholder expectations.
As governments are now actively working on implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework – also called the Biodiversity Plan – policies are being adopted in several countries to create a legislative framework that enables collective action to reach the mission to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030.
In a nutshell: UN CBD COP16 will be in Cali, Colombia / European Parliament approves