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В фокусе природа и биоразнообразие

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Базирующиеся на природных ресурсах решения предлагают наилучший способ достижения благополучия человека, борьбы с изменением климата и защиты всего живого на нашей планете. Тем не менее, природа находится в кризисе, поскольку мы теряем виды растений и животных в тысячу раз быстрее, чем в любое другое время в истории человечества, и одному миллиону видов уже грозит полное исчезновение.

В преддверии XV Конференции ООН по биоразнообразию (КС 15), которая состоится 7-19 декабря в Монреале (Канада), мы расскажем о последних новостях, поступающих из институтов в системе Организации Объединенных Наций, партнеров и других лиц, помогая привлечь внимание к тому факту, что будущее человечества зависит от наших действий здесь и сейчас.

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Second Global Meeting of National Focal Points

Social media card for the second Global Meeting of National Focal Points.

The Montevideo Environmental Law Programme's mission is to advance environmental rule of law and strengthen global capacities to implement environmental law effectively. The second Global Meeting of National Focal Points for Montevideo Programme V will take place from 3–5 June 2024 at the United Nations Office in Nairobi.

The meeting will be held back-to-back with a global training on the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, scheduled for Thursday, 6 June 2024.  

Stakeholders are encouraged to register.

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2024 World Wildlife Crime Report

Social media card for the 2024 World Wildlife Crime Report

Wildlife trafficking remains a massive issue, despite stricter laws and increased enforcement.

The third edition of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime's World Wildlife Report explores how engaging local people, combating corruption, and reducing demand for illegal wildlife items can aid in tackling the issue.

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Reviving one of the last places where tigers, rhinos, elephants coexist

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Nepal’s Terai Arc Landscape is one of the last places where tigers, elephants, rhinos, and humans co-exist. In recent years, the country’s tiger population has tripled – but attacks were on the rise. Learn how the region found a new strategy to balance nature and human development.

The Terai Arc Landscape has been recognized as a World Restoration Flagship under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. These initiatives represent Earth’s frontiers of hope.

Watch the RESTORE documentary series to learn about winning solutions. 

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Quiz: How much do you know about degraded land, deserts and droughts?

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This year’s World Environment Day, held on 5 June and hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience.

More than 2 billion hectares of land are degraded, affecting billions of people and threatening over half of global gross domestic product (GDP). Restoration improves livelihoods, lowers poverty, builds resilience to extreme weather and slows the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste

Take a quiz to find out how much you know about the biggest crises facing our ecosystems. 

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Communities unite to save high Andean forests, for water & climate

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In the high Andes of Latin America, hundreds of communities are uniting across five countries to secure water sources and mitigate climate change. Learn how they do it – and why an old tree is a secret weapon in their fight.

Acción Andina has been recognized as a World Restoration Flagship under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Watch the RESTORE documentary series to learn about winning solutions.

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Share your hopes, fears and actions this Earth Day

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Five ways you can help save the environment this Mother Earth Day

A young woman tends to a cacao plant in the Philippines as part of a project to combat deforestation.
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Humanity is breaking all the wrong records on global warming. Fragile ecosystems face enormous pressure. More than 1 million plants, animals and other living things are at risk of being wiped out. Dirty air and chemical pollution threaten our land, ocean and health.

But International Mother Earth Day, on 22 April, is a reminder that there is a lot we can do, as individuals, to tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste.

Each step counts. Each choice matters. Explore toolkits for taking environmental action.

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Nominations open for 2024 Champions of the Earth Award with a focus on land restoration, drought resilience, combating desertification

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched a call for nominations for the annual Champions of the Earth award – the UN’s highest environmental honour, which recognizes outstanding leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector for their transformative impact on the environment.

This year, UNEP encourages nominations of individuals and organizations developing and implementing sustainable policies and solutions to restore land, enhance drought resilience, and combat desertification.

Nominate a champion.

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Apply to become a UN World Restoration Flagship

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Do you know or are you part of an initiative that is restoring nature?

Here’s the chance to be recognized as a United Nations World Restoration Flagship!

Don’t miss out and apply by 31 May for the most prestigious #GenerationRestoration award.

Apply here

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Young environmentalist helps to save the planet by charting religious landholdings

This archive photo shows founder of GoodLands, Molly Burhans, who was named a Young Champion of the Earth in 2019.

Molly Burhans founded GoodLands, where they work to bring Catholic conservation to the scale and impact of Catholic healthcare and education as the largest global network of its kind. For her pioneering work, Burhans was named a Young Champion of the Earth in 2019, the United Nations’ most prestigious award for environmental action by young people. 

Read this story to discover how Molly Burhans is using digital mapping to help faith groups manage their land for the good of the environment.