PwC boosts global nature and biodiversity capabilities with new Centre for Nature Positive Business, as new research finds 55% of the world’s GDP – equivalent to $58 trillion – is exposed to material nature risk without immediate action

[ad_1] PwC to boost its capabilities to help accelerate a nature positive and net zero transition PwC’s new Centre for Nature Positive Business will bring together and further expand key…

150 financial institutions, managing more than $24 trillion, call on world leaders to adopt ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework at COP15

[ad_1] Signatories call for governments to adopt a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework which ensures the halting and reversal of nature loss by 2030 Signatories committed to work within…

Hong Kong’s Archireef ties up with FAB to restore Middle East marine ecosystems

[ad_1] Hong Kong marine tech start-up Archireef will partner with the Middle East’s biggest bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), to deploy terracotta tiles that will help restore the degraded…

COP15 reflections: how is business stepping up to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)

[ad_1] Yesterday, we read the news, from the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), announcing that governments agreed on the Global…

2,000 new species have been added to the endangered list

[ad_1] Frogs, salmon and turtles are among the 44,000 species threatened with extinction. ADVERTISEMENT Just over 44,000 species are threatened with extinction – around 2,000 more than last year –…

Dubai Future Foundation Unveils 12 Transformative Climate Opportunities in Special COP28 Edition of ‘The Global 50’ Report

[ad_1] Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) released a special COP28 edition of the “Future Opportunities Report: The Global 50”, that identifies 12 opportunities that directly or indirectly relate to nature, with…

Experts bust the biggest myths about Europe’s wetlands

[ad_1] Bog bodies and flood risks: Here’s what Europeans are getting wrong on wetlands. ADVERTISEMENT Back in 2020, a grim picture of nature in the European Union emerged. Only 15…

York joins group of leading science institutes to launch £150 million venture fund tackling climate change and biodiversity loss

[ad_1] Posted on 15 November 2023 The University of York is partnering with sustainability investor Greensphere Capital to launch a £150 million fund designed to invest in and scale market-leading…

Visiting Brazil? Don’t miss these 9 stunning natural wonders

[ad_1] Brazil is bursting with spectacular national parks and jaw-dropping landscapes which are home to some of the world’s rarest and most endangered species. ADVERTISEMENT A world-famous carnival, glorious beaches,…

Meet India’s superhero saving ponds from stagnation

[ad_1] “Our purpose is not only to fill the pond with water but also to promote biodiversity,” says Ramveer Tanvar, the ‘Pondman of India’. He’s not a costumed crusader but…