13 Apr 2021
Ecosystem accounting UN Member States have agreed to a new statistical framework to better account for biodiversity and ecosystems in national economic planning and policy decision-making. The new system of environmental economic accounting, developed by the United Nations with support from the European Commission, goes beyond GDP to ensure that forests, wetlands and other ecosystems are […]
24 Mar 2021
Monday was World Water Day, the theme of which was valuing water. The UN Secretary-General’s Message On World Water Day This year’s World Water Day, with the theme “Valuing water”, asks: What does water mean to me? The value of water is profound and complex. There is no aspect of sustainable development that does not […]
23 Feb 2021
Last week I was made aware by Jacqui McGlade of a UN Meeting convened by the Global Partnership on marine litter and plastics. The recordings on the webinar on this link is an informative update on this issue with an international flavour. Live Stream on: Marine Litter and Micro-plastic Mitigation and Prevention – 12 speakers […]
12 Jan 2021
A useful and interesting recent contribution around integrating water management into broader economy and urban planning. From Aquatech Trade News The UNESCO circular water strategies report highlights how four European cities and one region are incorporating water and sanitation into wider circular economy initiatives. Reusing water has the potential to fill the gap between availability […]
24 Nov 2020
UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration including the Oceans will be a key international driver for action. There are now lots of resources now coming on stream for this. It compliments the UNESCO Decade of Ocean Science for sustainable Development UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/types-ecosystem-restoration/oceans-and-coasts UN ‘We live on a blue planet, with oceans and […]
29 Sep 2020
Nice gesture shame about the facts. It has been 10 years since the Conservative Government came in promising to leave our environment ‘in a better state than it found it’. So far not much evidence of that – just read the state of the rivers report. BBC ‘Boris Johnson promises to protect 30% of UK’s […]
22 Sep 2020
Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It is a periodic report that summarizes the latest data on the status and trends of biodiversity and draws conclusions relevant to the further implementation of the Convention. GBO-5 provides global summary of progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and […]
26 Mar 2020
Guardian Water facilities and the coronavirus Decades of chronic underfunding of water infrastructure is putting many countries at worse risk in the coronavirus crisis, with more than half the global population lacking access to safely managed sanitation, experts said as the UN marked World Water Day on Sunday. Good hygiene – soap and water – are the […]
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