Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

'Severe global threat': How invasive plant and animal species are costing economy $423bn a year

Biodiversity

'Severe global threat': How invasive plant and animal species are costing economy $423bn a year

Threat posed by invasive alien species to planet and society 'underappreciated, underestimated and often unacknowledged', according to new UN-backed report

clock 04 September 2023 • 6 min read

Science

Overlapping climate and nature crises must be tackled in tandem, UN panel warns

Landmark collaboration between UN science bodies warns that policies to date have failed to account for the interconnected nature of biodiversity loss and climate change

clock 10 June 2021 • 4 min read

Science

'Wake up call': Halting nature destruction key to avoiding pandemics, UN report finds

The world is now in an 'era of pandemics' due to nature loss and unsustainable economies, leading scientists warn

clock 29 October 2020 • 4 min read
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