Biodiversity

There’s a bit of good news for coral reefs

The blue-fronted lorikeet can be found only on the island of Buru in Indonesia.

Indonesian parrot, seen once in a century, reappears in mountain forest

A wildfire rages on Studeno mountain above Danilovgrad, Montenegro, Aug 15, 2025. Europe "continues to face degradation, overexploitation and biodiversity loss", noted the EEA, which compiled data from 38 countries across the continent for its report.

Europe must step up efforts to protect environment: report

One in three people relies on the oceans for their livelihood, yet the oceans are in danger. They remain little-known, with neither global governance nor the financing needed for their preservation.
THE BROAD VIEW

‘We are the ocean’

The quality of South-east Asia’s biodiversity lags the rest of the world and has been deteriorating.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 146: Urging the financial sector to address nature; Singapore investors lag on climate plans

The use of both indigenous insights and scientific data has provided a more accurate picture of polar bear populations in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
PERSPECTIVE

AI alone won’t save the planet

Colombia's Environment Minister and president of COP16, Susana Mohamad told AFP that the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund “needs more money.”

COP16 chair hails biodiversity attaining ‘equal footing’ with climate crisis

Attendees watch a video from the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, Oct 20, 2024.

UN biodiversity summit opens with call for ‘significant’ funding

Globally, 6.4 million hectares of forest were lost in 2023, and targets to reduce deforestation were missed in almost all tropical regions, according to the 2024 Forest Declaration Assessment.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Once our primary forests are gone, they’re gone forever

Emerging-market borrowers are more likely to make use of biodiversity bonds because populations in these countries are more dependent on nature for their prosperity.

Why biodiversity bonds could have a record year