Convention on Biological Diversity: Thematic Workshop on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

On 11-15 November 2019, the Fisheries Expert Group of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (IUCN-CEM-FEG) participated in the Thematic Workshop on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, and the two-day event Advancing Ocean Action Towards Sustainable Development Goal 14, both held in Montreal, Canada. The …

What’s next for biodiversity, globally and in Europe? Follow-up of the CBD COP14

On Wednesday 30th of January, Ricardo Serrão Santos MEP, Chair of the “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services” Working Group of the European Parliament Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development” hosted the event: What’s next for biodiversity, globally and in Europe?Follow-up of the CBD COP14   At CBD COP14 last November in Sharm …

Time’s up for the planet! No development without biodiversity

On Wednesday 10 October 2018, Ricardo Serrão Santos MEP Chair of the “Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management” Working Group of the European Parliament Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development” chaired the event: “Time’s up for the planet! No development without biodiversity”. Recent scientific evidence underlines the scale of the global biodiversity crisis and …

Science for Post 2020 Environmental Targets: Insights from Earth Observation of Protected Areas

On Thursday, 27 September 2018, Ricardo Serrão Santos MEP and Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP hosted the event entitled: “Science for Post 2020 Environmental Targets: Insights from Earth Observation of Protected Areas”. New generations of satellites and scientific developments are opening vast opportunities for monitoring and understanding nature and biodiversity. As we approach 2020 when …