Climate change 2023
Chatham House London, United Kingdom77th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee
The 77th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland.
3rd Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment
UN Nairobi United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, Nairobi, KenyaAs of 1 October 2023 the zero draft text of the international legally binding instrument, prepared by the Chair of the INC, with the support of the Secretariat, is available here in the six UN official languages.
UN Climate Change Conference
Expo City Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe 2023 UN Climate Change Conference comprises: the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change the 18th session of the COP serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 18), and the 5th session of the COP serving as the ... Read more
Rat Trap: the need to break free from reliance on ‘animal models
One Medicine Webinar with Dr Pandora Pound, PhD. Director of Research at Safer Medicines Trust
Bringing elephants into the room
Expo City Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMark your calendars for December 11, at 11:30 Dubai time, as we bring a crucial yet overlooked topic to the forefront at an official COP28 side event: the role of wild animals in the carbon cycle. This event is being organised in collaboration with the Global Rewilding Alliance, Re:wild, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, and Yale School of ... Read more
Faith action for better human, animal and planetary health
The United Nations has identified food system transformation as an urgent priority. Food systems contribute nearly one-third of greenhouse gas emissions and up to 80 per cent of biodiversity loss. Yet, more than 3.1 billion people in the world cannot afford a healthy diet. 900 million people suffer severe hunger. Moving away from business as ... Read more
ECOSOC Partnership Forum
UN Headquarters New York City, NY, United StatesThe theme of the 2024 Partnership Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will be “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions”. The Forum will place a special emphasis on the Sustainable Development Goals that will be reviewed at the ... Read more
COP Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (COP14)
Silk Road Samarkand Conference Center Samarkand, UzbekistanThe Fourteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14) will review the implementation of the Convention. CMS recognises that States must protect migratory species that live within or pass through their national jurisdictions. CMS COP14 will see the launch of the ... Read more