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Biodiversity

  • Biodiversity, Science and Policy
  • Biodiversity & Society, Culture and Ethics
  • Biodiversity & Education

Biodiversity - All News

  • 13.09.18

    Partnering toward a more sustainable ocean

  • 23.03.18

    Biodiversity and nature’s contributions continue dangerous decline

  • 30.10.17

    Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 14: The Ocean We Need for the Future We Want

  • 30.05.17

    A best practice of community involvement in the sustainable conservation of the Volcanoes Biosphere Reserve in Rwanda

  • 02.11.16

    The First Asian Conference on Biocultural Diversity highlights the importance of the links between biological and cultural diversity for sustainable development

  • 05.06.16

    Test the new Biodiversity Learning Kit

  • 30.05.16

    ECO-UNESCO's Young Environmentalist Awards: Ireland's Biggest Celebration of Youth Eco-Action!

  • 20.05.16

    Launch of a new Biodiversity Learning Kit

  • 27.04.16

    Call for submissions: Indigenous and Local Knowledge for the Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in the Americas

  • 23.03.16

    UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme names laureates of Young Scientists and Michel Batisse awards

  • 02.03.16

    New Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

  • 26.02.16

    Pollinator species that are vital to our food supply face major threats

  • 04.11.15

    Mountains: early warning systems for climate change

  • 26.05.15

    Tara Oceans expedition: researchers map the world of plankton

  • 26.05.15

    Top challenges for the future of humanity and the planet include sustaining ocean health, reversing biodiversity loss and addressing infectious agents

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UNESCO & Biodiversity

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Tracking Key Trends in Biodiversity Science and Policy

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  • Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2012  
  • Aichi Biodiversity Targets (.pdf)
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  • Advancing the biodiversity agenda: A UN system-wide contribution (.pdf)
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