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: Negotiations for deep-sea mining regulation / Updates on WTO fisheries agreement / Suriname publishes updated NBSAP / Renewed call for ambition in Europe / Colombia officially begins ban on some single-use plastics
Deep seabed mining negotiations wrap up for 2024
The International Seabed Authority’s (ISA) Council convened in Kingston, Jamaica, for the second part of its 29th
Wednesday 22 May - Today, on the International Day of Biological Diversity, Business for Nature is pleased to announce that the first batch of nature strategies has been accepted into the "It's Now for Nature" campaign.
British pharmaceutical company GSK and French Luxury goods group Kering are among the first companies whose nature strategies have been reviewed and accepted into the camp
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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