Tag: Biodiversity
In Mauritius, the genealogical secrets of sperm whales revealed by scientists
International scientists have traced the family tree of a family of sperm whales in the intertropical waters of the Indian Ocean, a world first, they say. Based in Mauritius, they…
justice declares four “mega-basins” illegal, including that of Sainte-Soline
Stoppage for the “ basin » of Sainte-Soline: the contested irrigation reserve, in the west of France, is one of the four projects declared illegal this Wednesday, December 18 by…
WWF identifies 742 new species in the Congo Basin
It’s a huge job coordinated by the African branch of the WWF: combing through the scientific literature of the last ten years to draw up an inventory of species discoveries…
Madagascar repatriates more than 1,000 lemurs and turtles, rescued from a wildlife trafficking network
This is the largest return of wild species in the history of Madagascar. This December 1, 2024, seven months to the day after their seizure in the South of Thailand,…
Rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon at its lowest level in nine years
The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 30.6% over one year between August 2023 and July 2024, according to data presented on Wednesday by the government of…
COP16 biodiversity ends in Cali, failure of negotiations on financing
The COP16 biodiversity ended on Saturday November 2 in Cali, failing to obtain an agreement on the financing of the roadmap that humanity has set to stop the destruction of…
six heads of state at the discussion table, but not those of rich countries
Reducing subsidies harmful to nature, one of the important challenges of COP16 biodiversity This is one of the objectives that the countries of the world have set for themselves to…
one in three tree species is on the verge of extinction, according to the IUCN
As COP16 biodiversity begins its second week in Colombia, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated its Red List of Threatened Species which includes, for the first time,…
a first week awaiting commitments for biodiversity
In Colombia, COP16 biodiversity is entering its second week in Cali. Representatives from more than 190 countries are taking a first step together, two years after the historic agreement concluded…
COP16, GAM: “Vast investment opportunity in biodiversity”
(Finance) – “Representing an essential reference point for measuring progress made since December 2022, COP16 could in the future be known as the COP for implementing biodiversity”. This is what…