Biodiversity & Ecosystem services

Environment and ecosystem management are key to ensuring urban and rural development and progress towards the achievement of the MDGs. Poor communities directly depend on natural resources for their livelihood and are the most vulnerable to a degraded environment, natural disasters and are the first to suffer from polluted air, water and soil. Sound natural resource use is at the core of effective strategies to strengthen resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Air pollution and preservation - Bio trade - Bio-diversity monitoring - Bio-diversity policies - Biodiversity conservation accompanying measures - Conservation - Ecosystem services - Ecotourism - Hunting and poaching - Marine pollution control - Natural resource management - Sustainable Land management - Water resources conservation - Wildlife crisis - Wildlife trade & trafficking

Western Indian Ocean's Pristine Ecosystems, Valued at US $25 Billion Annually, Under Threat

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 25 June 2015

Growing Urbanization, Unsustainable Fishing and Resource Extraction among Main Pressures on Ecosystems Mahé, Seychelles, 23 June 2015 - Growing populations and economies in the Western Indian Ocean region are increasing risks to the world's least ecologically disturbed coasts, where ecosystem...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Regional State of the Coast: Western Indian Ocean

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 25 June 2015

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The Regional State of Coast Report for the western Indian Ocean (WIO) is the first comprehensive regional synthesis to provide insights into the enormous economic potential around the WIO, the consequential demand for marine ecosystem goods and services to match the increasing human population, the...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Florent Martin created a new WIKI page | 23 June 2015

Introduction The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been improving, although not all benefits have reached those most in need. Three out of four people remain under the poverty line and the DRC has the lowest human development index in the world, which is mostly attributed to...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Even when it's about climate change, it's still about biodiversity and wildlife !

Arnold Jacques de Dixmude posted Information | 19 June 2015

EU adopts a young elephant as mascot to highlight conservation efforts (17/06/2015) On the occasion of the European Climate Diplomacy Day (17 June), the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Jakarta has adopted Aras – a young elephant from the Leuser Ecosystem – as its mascot, to bring public...

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Group: Biodiversity for Life
Arnold Jacques de Dixmude commented on information | 15 June 2015

Greenweek 2015 is over: you can access the speakers' presentations on its website

More on the session on the European Overseas (Friday 5 June; 13:15-14:15) Biodiversity in the EU’s ORs (Outermost Regions) and OCTs (Overseas Countries & Territories) During a presentation session on Biodiversity in the EU’s ORs and OCTs participants of the Green Week 2015 in Brussels had the...

Group: Biodiversity for Life
Evaluating the EU’s Fight against Illegal Logging

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 12 June 2015

Twelve years after the European Union launched a plan to tackle illegal logging, independent evaluators are assessing progress and shortcomings. Their findings could contribute to the definition of any future EU forest policy.

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Greenweek 2015 is over: you can access the speakers' presentations on its website

Arnold Jacques de Dixmude posted Information | 12 June 2015

We hope that for those who could participate to the GreenWeek 2015 you enjoyed it! As reminder, the theme of this year was: "Nature, our health, our wealth". This is fully in line with what we seek to promote through our Biodiversity for Life flagship initiative. You can retrospectively have an...

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Group: Biodiversity for Life
World Environment Day 2015

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the Information | 11 June 2015

World Environment Day is celebrated each year on 5 June. World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. Over the years it has grown to be a broad, global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
UNIDO’s experience in developing green infrastructure showcased at Green Week

UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Organization posted Information | 11 June 2015

BRUSSELS, 3 June 2015 – Experts from various public and private organizations today shared their experience and best practices in developing green infrastructure by applying environmentally sound technologies during the so-called Green Week conference held in Brussels. The United Nations Industrial...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
International Conference on Illegal Exploitation and Illicit Trade in Wild Flora and Fauna in Africa

Arnold Jacques de Dixmude posted Information | 10 June 2015

This conference was held from 27 to 30 April 2015 in Brazzaville, Congo. Find here the Brazzaville Declaration, as well as the African Strategy on Combating Illegal Exploitation and Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa. Cette conférence s'est tenue du 27 au 30 avril 2015 à Brazzaville,...

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Group: Biodiversity for Life

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