The Battle Between Business and Nature IPBES Chair Reveals the New Global Economic Bottom Line
The 12th plenary session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently concluded in Manchester, UK. During the session, the platform adopted the policy brief of the “Business and Biodiversity Report,” which for the first time systematically assessed the dependence and impact of business on nature. During the conference, IPBES Chair Dr. David Obura gave an interview, stating that business and nature form an “interdepen
Businesses can either lead transformative change or face extinction IPBES releases Business and Biodiversity Report
The 12th Plenary Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) concluded this week in Manchester, United Kingdom. Delegates from more than 150 member Governments, observers, Indigenous and local community representatives, as well as leading biodiversity scientists from around the world, gathered to translate scientific findings into policy and action. This was the first time the United Kingdom hosted this global interg
Manchester Witnesses History Global Biodiversity Summit Approves the Business & Biodiversity Report
The twelfth plenary session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) concluded successfully this week, with Manchester, UK—a city historically at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution—hosting delegates from more than 150 member governments, observers, representatives of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, as well as leading biodiversity scientists and experts from around the world. The gathering aimed to transl
The world has entered water bankruptcy and must reshape water governance
UN Headquarters, New York – Amid chronic groundwater depletion, water overallocation, land and soil degradation, deforestation, and pollution, all compounded by global heating, a UN report today declared the dawn of an era of global water bankruptcy, inviting world leaders to facilitate “honest, science-based adaptation to a new reality.” “Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era,” argues that the familiar terms “water stressed” a
IOC President Thomas Bach Pays Tribute to Pope Francis
IOC President Thomas Bach today expressed deep condolences on behalf of the sports world following the passing of His Holiness Pope...
Noor Zaman Crowned U23 World Champion, Receives Hero’s Welcome in Peshawar
Photo：Ijaz Rasheed [International Sports News] Pakistan’s Noor Zaman claimed the U23 World Squash Championship title in Karachi and...
