We energise, enable and empower leaders across all sectors of the economy to take action for nature.
We support businesses, financial institutions and governments, to ensure they have the knowledge, tools and capacity to measure and account for their impacts and dependencies on natural capital and so they can implement actions towards a nature-positive future.
Our team of leading experts work with our partners to build capacity for positive change for people and the planet. We support reform of policy, legal, planning and accountability frameworks, as well as helping to align financial flows to incentivise nature-positive and carbon-neutral outcomes.
Nearly 6,000 delegates gathered in Nairobi recently for the sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6). Heads of state, ministers, civil society representatives, Indigenous Peoples, international organisations, scientists and the private sector participated in the meeting, dedicated to the theme of “Effective, inclusive and sustainable multilateral actions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and…
A momentous global agreement for nature signed at the end of 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), spurred a busy and productive year at UNEP-WCMC. Simultaneously, climate records were broken around the world in 2023 and pressures on biodiversity grew, making our work to secure a sustainable planet for people and nature more pressing…
UNEP-WCMC’s Chief Impact Officer Matt Jones, Principal Specialist for Nature-based Solutions Valerie Kapos and Principal Technical Specialist for Climate Change Mitigation Lera Miles reflect on this year’s climate summit and celebrate clear acknowledgement of the need for integrated action on the climate and nature crises A significant outcome of this year’s global climate summit, COP28,…
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