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IPBES: Nature’s Dangerous Decline Unprecedented - Species Extinction Rates Accelerating

8 May 2019

The press release originally appeared on IPBES .

Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history — and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns a landmark new report from the Intergovernmental...

Finance for the Future Awards

2 May 2019

The Finance for the Future Awards recognise finance functions driving sustainable economies. The Awards are looking for examples of good practice that could be transformational in building a sustainable organisation.

The awards are free to enter and open to all individuals and...

Engaging with the Nature-Based Solutions coalition for the Climate Action Summit

2 May 2019

The press release originally appeared on UN Environment .

A Summit about action and opportunity

The UN Climate Action Summit, being convened by UN Secretary-General on 23 September 2019 provides an opportunity for redefining people’s relationship with nature. ‘Nature-Based...

Approaches to financing nature-based solutions in cities

17 April 2019

This is a guest article from Laura Baroni , on behalf of the GrowGreen project.

In the framework of the Horizon 2020 project GrowGreen Trinomics and IUCN have developed an overview of financing approaches that can be used to deliver nature-based solutions (NbS) in...

Agriculture Sector Guide Launched to help financial institutions assess natural capital risk

17 April 2019

This press release originally appeared on Natural Capital Finance Alliance .

The agricultural sector is one of the sectors most exposed to environmental risk caused by climate change and human degradation of ecosystems.

A new template that enables financial institutions to...

New nature documentary Our Planet released

5 April 2019

A new nature documentary narrated by Sir David Attenborough has been released on Netflix. The documentary is a call to action to protect the environment.

The eight part series aims to convey the variety of life on Earth and the threats it faces. Throughout the series the impact of...

New Brochure on investing in European success

28 March 2019

The European Union has recognised sustainable urbanisation as a global challenge. EU research and innovation programmes are helping cities to become inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable in Europe and other cities worldwide.

A new booklet showcases 23 successful EU-funded projects...

Green and Gray Infrastructure More Powerful When They Work Together, Says New Report

28 March 2019

This press release was originally posted on the World Bank website .

A new generation of infrastructure projects that harness the power of nature can help achieve development goals, including water security and climate resilience, according to a new report from the World Bank and World...

Call for Papers on nature-based Solutions

27 March 2019

Team members from Horizon 2020 project UNaLab are guest editing a special issue of the Open Access journal ‘ Resources ’.

The topic for the special issue is “Nature-based Solutions for Urban Global Climate Change Adaptation”. UNaLab is now inviting papers that address one or more of the...

A new, easy way to share nature-based solutions knowledge.

21 March 2019

Oppla and Connecting Nature have developed a free software tool that will make it easier for organisations and projects to share case studies and other nature-based solutions (NbS) information.

The new API (Application Programming Interface) is freely available from Oppla and can be...