🚨 Secure your space! UNEP-WCMC are excited to announce the next Nature Action Dialogues in May 2027. 🌿 💡 Join us as we explore the 2027 theme - “Taking Stock: Closing the Nature Implementation Gap” Visit our website to book your tickets: https://bit.ly/4hEaT8L
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💡An Ecuadorian economy thriving in harmony with nature 🇪🇨 We are pleased to launch a new roadmap for integrating nature into economic decision-making in Ecuador, developed under the Nature Transitions Support Programme (NTSP). Read more 🔗 https://bit.ly/4rBWDRf
🚨Nature Action Dialogues is coming back for a fourth year – and we want your ideas in the room!🌿 Session proposals are now open for 2027, with the theme - "Taking Stock: Closing the Nature Implementation Gap" Submit your proposals by 14 October 2026: https://tinyurl.com/4ubutdvk
Each month, the list of protected and conserved areas grows longer, bringing us closer to the global goal of conserving 30% of the planet by 2030. But are they effective? @protectedplanet.bsky.social experts unpack what we know about the effectiveness of these networks 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yy822e4w
We are #hiring!💼 WCMC, a UK-based charity, working in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, seeks an Associate Programme Administrator to join our team and provide extensive administrative support to our projects. 👉 https://vacancies.wcmc.org.uk/VA58 📅 Apply before 16 October 2026
Did you know that approximately 50% of UK food consumption relies on imports? To help better understand and map the risks associated with global supply chains, we will be hosting an interactive webinar. 📅29 September 🕙10:00 - 11:00 (BST) Register here🔗 https://tinyurl.com/yvfj2kx8
📢 Join us for an upcoming open webinar exploring how National Ecosystem Assessments (NEAs) can help translate human rights commitments into practical action, with contributors from Botswana, Colombia and Malawi 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/46rDaZV
📣 UNEP-WCMC is heading to Climate Week NYC, 20–27 September. Our experts will be in New York, putting a spotlight on nature as both a business risk to manage and an opportunity to invest in for #PeopleAndThePlanet 🌡️🌎 Say hello if you’re there 👋 #ClimateWeekNYC #NatureRisk @mij-matt.bsky.social
The Restoration Project Developers’ Playbook on Private Finance (Europe), is a practical guide de-mystifying private finance options for restoration project developers. 📩 Download The Playbook: https://bit.ly/4gYC8JB #NatureFinance #PrivateFinance #GenerationRestoration
Adapting with nature 🌱🛠️ The EbA Tools Navigator guides you through more than 240 tools and methods to support nature-based approaches to climate adaptation. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4yjtkF8
🛠️ The Nature Tools Compass helps businesses and financial institutions to seamlessly navigate the tools landscape and find the ones best suited to their operational requirements and assessments. Learn more here 👉 lnkd.in/edTzbxEk #NatureToolsCompass
💡Scientists at UNEP-WCMC have developed a new database cataloguing 698 global, 200+ regional and 1,400 national online biodiversity data systems. The database makes it easier to navigate categories and find the right portal, platform or tool. Learn more: www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/new-...
What is a paper park and why is it a serious conservation problem?🏞 A new paper co-authored by conservation experts at UNEP-WCMC proposes a definition to help countries identify and report their paper parks. Learn more here👉️ tinyurl.com/33tf9maj
Effective nature risk assessments depend on high-quality, region-specific tools and data. ENCORE’s new Southeast Asia Nature Risk Toolkit connects financial institutions with tools, data and guidance for assessing risk across the region. 👉 bit.ly/4faVLyn
UNEP-WCMC researchers worked with Systems Change Lab, the @worldresources.bsky.social & the @bezosearthfund.org to compile the latest evidence & expertise on global progress on action & transformations needed to protect the world’s freshwater systems. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4d4ksnhk
📣Join us at #UNCCDCOP17 for a side event exploring how stronger coordination, integrated planning and collaboration can help turn environmental commitments into action on the ground. We will discuss practical approaches to action across the #RioConventions and Multilateral Environmental Agreements.
UNEP-WCMC is heading to #UNCCDCOP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 🇲🇳 We will unite with Member States, the UN system, the scientific and business community, and civil society to deepen global collaboration on #LandRestoration, #DroughtResilience, rangelands, water & food systems.
This International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we honour the role of #IndigenousPeoples from across the globe as stewards of biodiversity and reaffirm the lasting value of their knowledge systems for generations to come. Learn more 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n8wvfkf
Join @worldresourcesltd.bsky.social, @bezosearthfund.org & UNEP-WCMC for a webinar launching #SystemsChangeLab’s new freshwater system. Hear about where progress is being made, where action is falling short, and the opportunities to build a more equitable future. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4fC5gXP
Banco Bolivariano, Ecuador’s fifth largest private bank is using tools such as ENCORE to build its nature risk strategy and guide sustainable financing. Read the full case study 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdex8t97 Also available in Spanish📄
🛠️ Help us shape the next major update of the ENCORE tool! The ENCORE team is gathering feedback to better understand users’ requirement for information on nature-related opportunities. Complete this survey by 24 July 🔗 tinyurl.com/ym94srw5
New brief! Developed by the Proteus Partnership, the 'Every Job is a Nature Job' guidance for Social Engagement Officers outlines key recommendations to integrate nature into social engagement activities. Download the full brief here 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdx3edbk
🌿 Join us for the global presentation of the Botswana National Ecosystem Assessment. 📅 15 July 2026 🕑 14:00–15:15 BST 💬 English, with live French and Spanish interpretation 📍 Online via Zoom Register here: tinyurl.com/bdcvsfvx
📣 Call for session proposals for the Business and Finance Hub at CBD #COP17Armenia is now open! If your organisation is interested in hosting a session in the Hub space, submit your proposal by filling out our application form by 📅 31 July 2026. 🔗Form: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/C4Ci3qpNqZ
🌿 Join us for the global presentation of the Botswana National Ecosystem Assessment. 📅 15 July 2026 🕑 14:00–15:15 BST 💬 English, with live French and Spanish interpretation 📍 Online via Zoom Register here: tinyurl.com/bdcvsfvx
Introducing ENCORE’s new Southeast Asia Nature Risk Toolkit – connecting financial institutions in the region with tools, data and guidance for assessing nature-related financial risk. 👉 bit.ly/4faVLyn
“Every single business, everywhere on the planet, impacts and depends on biodiversity.” Matt Jones, Co-chair of the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment, breaks down how companies can transition from driving nature loss to becoming agents of positive change. 📺 Watch 🔗 tinyurl.com/4hph2xcw
IBAT Interview Series: Matt Jones on the IPBES Assessment and How Businesses Can Leverage It.
In this IBAT Interview Series episode, Matt Jones, Chief Impact Officer at UNEP-WCMC | Co-Chair IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment, explores the IPBES Assessment and why it matters for…
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Nature is higher than ever on the agenda of this year’s London Climate Action Week 🌳🌡️ Through collaborative sessions and workshops, UNEP-WCMC will champion the role of nature at this year’s #LCAW. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/bdfa4fvw
Measuring what matters. 🔍🌳 At the #JuneClimateMeetings, join UNEP-WCMC and partners for a session on "Developing monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) systems for adaptation." 🗓️ 16 June 2026 🕥 10.30 AM - 11.45 AM (Central European Summer Time) #BonnConference
From being mere beneficiaries of the ocean and its vast resources, let’s become the guardians of our blue planet. 🌊 This World Oceans Day, let’s act with ambition and reimagine our relationship with our ocean. #WorldOceansDay #bluecarbon