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Biodiversity conservation should take multiple approaches to transformation, consider diverse pathways to bend the curve of biodiversity loss, try to make use of as many windows of opportunity as possible and build new collaboration strategies

🌿 IPBES 11 in Africa: A Milestone for Global Biodiversity Namibia hosts the first IPBES Plenary in Africa, highlighting the continent’s role as a biodiversity stronghold and a vital player in global conservation efforts. New landmark reports on biodiversity, health, and transformative change to guide future policies.

Biodiversity is in crisis, with species disappearing at an alarming rate. To tackle this challenge, the Biodiversity Credit Market (BCM) has emerged, offering a way to incentivize conservation similar to carbon credit systems. However, for the BCM to succeed, it needs to implement rigorous science-based baselines, monitoring, and validation processes. This type of innovative thinking could really push biodiversity initiatives forward and help us reach global conservation goals so long as it delivers real benefits for our ecosystems. Excited to see how this evolves! #BiodiversityCredits #ConservationInnovation #Sustainability

👏 Some good news for #WorldEnvironmentDay. A scientific report has shown that conservation efforts are having a positive impact on biodiversity. The rate of extinction is currently 100-1,000 times faster than scientists would expect, which is why it's so important to focus on efforts where we can all make a difference. For Ecotone, that means championing a sustainable food system that protects and nurtures biodiversity, while taking part in cultivation and restoration projects that give back to the planet. #BiodiversityLoss #Conservation

Land use changes are one of the key drivers of biodiversity loss. Three main global conservation targets to halt those trends are protecting 30% of land and sea, prevent forest loss and degradation and restore 350 Mha of degraded ecosystems. A new study shows that under the business-as-usual scenario, we will fail to fulfill all three targets. Clear evidence on the need to urgently implement transformative changes for biodiversity conservation!

Useful summary on biodiversity credits, especially given the need to scale finance for nature. 👇

Progress and Challenges in Global Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration One way to track the progress of biodiversity conservation and restoration objectives is through the series of COPs dedicated to biodiversity. Unfortunately, all these United...

Despite some progress in global biodiversity protection, new reports from the United Nations biodiversity summit highlight that many species continue to decline. According to the UNEP, while 196 countries have committed to protecting 30% of the planet's land and oceans by 2030, only 17.6% of land and 8.4% of ocean areas are currently safeguarded. This slow progress underscores the importance of collaborative efforts across borders to meet ambitious conservation goals before it's too late. #Biodiversity #Conservation #UNEP

#interesting #biodiversity #metric #halting #reversing #biodiversityloss #views? https://lnkd.in/d-tZhi2k Study demonstrates how a simple metric could steer global economy towards halting and reversing biodiversity loss Businesses are keenly aware that consumers value ethical business practices, including the protection of biodiversity, and many have committed to biodiversity conservation. A road block, however, turns out to be the large variety of ways that have been suggested to measure biodiversity and so the positive and negative impacts of business practices.

The NSW biodiversity outlook report 2024 shows that biodiversity is on the decline in New South Wales, with the report highlighting habitat loss as the key pressure on biodiversity across the state. It could be easy to feel disheartened, but it’s important to remember that there are good news stories, too. Like the success of the area of land permanently secured for conservation in New South Wales growing to 11% - reflecting what we hear from our members operating in NSW, that more and more people are choosing to protect, steward and restore land in their care.   Nature loss stands to deeply affect core elements of the economy and Australian society if it is not urgently addressed. We can turn it around - but only if we act. Australian landholders love nature and play an important role in looking after it – and it's in everyone's interest that they do so. Getting the right policy and investment settings to enable even more people to participate in private land conservation is critical; and a fit-for-purpose NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act that delivers stronger protections for nature, is also critical. https://lnkd.in/ehySzvJy