The event provided leaders with an opportunity to draw on 50 years of multilateral environmental action to achieve the bold and urgent action needed to secure a better future on a healthy planet. By recognizing the importance of multilateralism in tackling the Earth’s triple planetary crisis – climate, nature, and pollution – the event acted as a springboard to accelerate the implementation of the UN Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. Read more here.

27 June- 1 July 2022, Ocean Conference, Lisbon, Portugal
The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, came at a critical time as the world is seeking to address the many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To mobilize action, the Conference aimed to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action. Read more here.

New IPBES Sustainable Use Assessment
The IPBES Assessment Report on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species is the result of four years of work by 85 leading experts from the natural and social sciences, and holders of indigenous and local knowledge, as well as 200 contributing authors, drawing on more than 6,200 sources. The summary of the Report was approved this week by representatives of the 139 member States of IPBES in Bonn, Germany. Find the summary report here.

New assessment report on the diverse values and valuation of Nature.
Approved on the 9th of June, by representatives of the 139 member States of the IPBES, the Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature finds that there is a dominant global focus on short-term profits and economic growth, often excluding the consideration of multiple values of nature in policy decisions. Find the summary report here.

Transforming Biodiversity Governance is a source for academics, policy makers and practitioners working in biodiversity and sustainability governance.This book argues that transformative biodiversity governance means prioritizing ecocentric, compassionate and just sustainable development. This involves implementing five governance approaches – integrative, inclusive, adaptive, transdisciplinary and anticipatory governance. Find the PDF version here.

The IUCN African Protected Areas Congress (APAC) is the first ever continent-wide gathering of African leaders, citizens and interest groups to discuss the role of protected areas in conserving nature, safeguarding Africa's wildlife, providing vital ecosystem services, promoting sustainable development while preserving Africa's cultural heritage and traditions. This event will take place in Kigali from 18th to 23th July 2022. Click here to read the Agenda.

31 July- 3 August, World Cities Summit (WCS), Singapore, Malaysia
WCS is a global platform for government and city leaders, academics, and industry experts to share innovative solutions and forge new partnerships to make cities more liveable, sustainable and resilient against current and future disruptions. More information here.

9 August, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
There are over 476 million indigenous peoples living in 90 countries across the world, accounting for 6.2 per cent of the global population. Indigenous peoples are the holders of a vast diversity of unique cultures, traditions, languages and knowledge systems. They have a special relationship with their lands and hold diverse concepts of development based on their own worldviews and priorities.
More information here. 

22 August, 6th European Congress of Conservation Biology “Biodiversity crisis in a changing world”, Prague, The Czech Republic
The Society for Conservation Biology – Europe Section will organise the 6th European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB) in the Czech University of Life Sciences. The theme of the meeting is “Biodiversity crisis in a changing world”. ECCB expect practitioners, consultants, policymakers, conservation and social scientists and students will discuss the state of the art of conservation science and future challenges. More information here.