Tag: UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)

World must act faster to protect 30% of the planet by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

The international community has made some headway on pledges to protect 30% of the Earth by 2030 but progress must accelerate, the official progress report from the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has found. The Protected Planet Report 2024 reveals that 17.6% of land and inland waters and 8.4% of the ocean and coastal areas globally are within documented protected and conserved areas.  The increase in coverage since 2020, equivalent to more than twice the size of Colombia, is…

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Investors urged to strengthen approach to protect key areas for biodiversity conservation

Stuart Mitchell

ShareAction, the responsible investment charity, and UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), have launched a new report setting out how investors should strengthen their approach to protect some of the world’s most important biodiversity-rich areas. The guidance highlights the critical role investors need to play to help halt and reverse biodiversity loss through their investment policies, capital allocation and portfolio stewardship processes. The report focuses on the particular approach needed when investing in or near areas that have been designated as protected by governments, due to their rich…

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