Leaders from across Africa and Asia will gather this week in Gabon for an international summit on the state of the world’s tropical forests, which experts say are disappearing at an alarming rate. Many of the discussions will focus on the Congo Basin, which stores more planet-warming carbon than the Amazon but is disappearing. The Congo Basin...Read More

Europe has set ambitious policy goals to allow nature to recover and flourish. Creating protected areas, green and blue infrastructure, restoring ecosystems, rewilding and facilitating nature-based solutions to climate change can all contribute to reversing biodiversity loss in the EU. Many vital species, habitats and ecosystems in Europe are threatened by urban sprawl, unsustainable farming and...Read More

Managing Connected Freshwater Ecosystems for Multiple Benefits Freshwater degradation threatens biodiversity. Ensuring that freshwater systems and their water supplies are protected from degradation will be one of the most important battles in the coming decades. This Knowledge Dialogue and UN Water Conference side event will explore how natural and human-built freshwater infrastructure can coexist and provide...Read More