A study, funded by One Earth and led by RESOLVE and the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), reveals major opportunities to restore ecosystem integrity across vast areas of the globe by reintroducing historically present large mammals. The paper, titled “An ecoregion-based approach to restoring the world’s intact large mammal assemblages,” was published in […]
In a paper published in Integrative Conservation, Priorities for protected area expansion so nations can meet their Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework commitments, the authors lay out six principles that guide governments to achieve a high-quality protected area network, providing the best chance of halting and reversing biodiversity loss while upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local […]
SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY SAFE HAVENS TO PREVENT ‘THE SIXTH GREAT EXTINCTION’ OF LIFE ON EARTH If we act now, scientists say we can prevent further species extinctions and loss of rare biodiversity. In a ground-breaking new paper published in Frontiers in Science, an international group of ecologists and conservation experts have identified biodiversity havens home to rare […]
The Global Safety Net has been named a silver winner in the Best Strategy for Sustainability, Environment, & Climate of the inaugural Anthem Awards. The Anthem Awards was launched in response to the prevalence social good has taken within the national conversation and cultural zeitgeist in recent years. The inaugural competition received nearly 2,500 entries from 36 […]
Following a year’s worth of tough negotiations and a tenuous few weeks in Montreal, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity has agreed upon a deal to implement a new Global Biodiversity Framework (Post-2020 GBF). Held at Montreal’s Palais des Congrès, representatives of 188 governments on site (95% of all 196 Parties to the UN CBD, […]
In the final session of the World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), an overwhelming majority of delegates approved Motion 101, which calls for the protection of half of Earth’s lands and seas with a minimum of 30% by 2030, recognizing the important role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in […]
The GSN1 rankings are derived from supplemental materials provided in the paper, “A Global Safety Net to reverse biodiversity loss and stabilize the Earth’s climate” published in Science Advances (Dinerstein et al. 2020). The rankings are divided into large countries (greater than 250,000 km2 in area), medium-sized countries (from 2,500 km2 to 25,000 km2 in area), and small countries (under […]
In a paper published in Frontiers, Mature and old-growth forests contribute to large-scale conservation targets in the conterminous United States, an international team of scientists released the first ever coast-to-coast, map-based assessment of Mature and Old-Growth (MOG) forests in the continental United States. Older forests play a vital role in sequestering and storing carbon while fostering very […]