Biodiversity

From promises to action: COP30 must deliver where others have fallen short

When world leaders meet this November in Belém, deep in the heart of the Amazon, for the 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30), they will stand at a crossroads. Ten years after the Paris Agreeme...

COP30: Time to act for the defenders of the planet

Latin America faces one of its deepest contradictions: it is the most dangerous region in the world for those who defend the environment, yet it is also the birthplace of the first international tre...

Postpone and improve: the timber supply chain debates the EUDR

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, better known as EUDR (European Union Deforestation Regulation), is the tool developed by the European Union to counter global forest degradation and, in particular, the so...

In memory of Jane Goodall

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Republished below is the interview conducted in 2018 by Editor-in-Chief Emanuele Bompan to celebra...

Navigating wetland conservation in challenging political climates

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Convention on Wetlands COP15, which concluded at the end July in Zimbabwe, left me with much f...

The vital role of soil diversity for sustainable agriculture

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The smell of wet earth is unmistakable and evokes something in all human beings. But why do we lik...

Biodiversity is not a given

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano “What we need now is political courage, social commitment and the practical implementation o...

How does climate change affect coral reefs?

This article is also avilable in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Coral reefs, often described as the “rainforests of the sea,” are critical to marine bi...

From the Pacific to Sicily: the relentless Mediterranean odyssey of the Asian seaweed

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Edoardo Piretto’s weathered hands have been scraping scales off fish since he was nine, in t...

Integrating Knowledge for the Conservation of Amazonian Biodiversity

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Amazon is the biome of superlatives. As the world's largest tropical forest and often describe...

Third UN Ocean Conference: a missed opportunity to protect marine life

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Frome Nice - The Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) concluded on Friday, the 13th of Ju...

UNOC3 Nice, the third United Nations Ocean Conference kicks off

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Nice - The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) begins today June 9 and will run unt...

The Rising Risk in Carbon Markets: Who’s Really Carrying It?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In today’s evolving carbon market, one player is shouldering more and more risk: the project...

What is inclusive conservation and why is it important for ensuring our survival?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano We are facing an unprecedented environmental and climate crisis. A significant portion of the rema...

Latin America's Potential to Lead the Transition to a Sustainable Blue Economy

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is home to 19% of the world's marine ecoregions. Bathed by t...

3Bee, the Nature-tech Company that Surveys Biodiversity

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The buzzing of bees and bumblebees in a meadow on the outskirts of a large city; satellites in orb...

Biodiversity and Health: A Vital Alliance for Our Future

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Nature is fundamental to the health of people and communities. But when the word “biodiversi...

COP16 biodiversity Rome: 200 billion dollars for nature and how to mobilise them

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Rome – A roadmap to mobilise at least 200 billion dollars from public, private, philant...

Climate-Biodiversity-Water Nexus: the protection of ecosystem services in South America

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, major and historical-record wildfires have devastated regions worldwide, includin...

Indigenous lands are key to conserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation have become priorities on the global agend...