Biodiversity

Science Based Targets Network announces first cohort of companies to secure validation for goals that aim to reduce corporate impacts on freshwater and land

Defra publishes new rules for classifying land as protected, as latest estimates suggest just seven per cent of land England meets criteria

Nature-based solutions that support biodiversity and carbon storage can play a critical role in boosting jobs, incomes, and agricultural production, according to first of its kind review

Group of eight governments, including the UK, France, and Germany, confirm fresh funding for biodiversity protection and restoration programmes

Guidance builds on established work on climate and net zero transition planning guidance for businesses, according to Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

WWF urges 'highly divided' countries to come together behind an ambitious agreement in Cali that unlocks funds for nature conservation

More than 60 climate experts urge businesses and governments to immediately adopt 'real zero' targets within Paris Agreement guardrails

Companies boasting $6.5tr in market capitalisation have now committed to assessing and disclosing their nature-related risks and dependencies in line with TNFD recommendations

As UK-led negotiations on fairer sharing of biodiversity data continue at COP16, leading pharma companies have allegedly lobbied government against proposals for a mandatory levy

Governments convened in Cali for the UN Biodiversity Summit need to turn off the money tap driving deforestation, writes Rainforest Action Network's Ginger Cassady