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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💡An Ecuadorian economy thriving in harmony with nature 🇪🇨 We are pleased to launch a new roadmap for integrating nature into economic decision-making in Ecuador, developed under the Nature Transitions Support Programme (NTSP). Read more 🔗 bit.ly/4rBWDRf
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨Nature Action Dialogues is coming back for a fourth year – and we want your ideas in the room!🌿 Session proposals are now open for 2027, with the theme - "Taking Stock: Closing the Nature Implementation Gap" Submit your proposals by 14 October 2026: tinyurl.com/4ubutdvk
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Each month, the list of protected and conserved areas grows longer, bringing us closer to the global goal of conserving 30% of the planet by 2030. But are they effective? @protectedplanet.bsky.social experts unpack what we know about the effectiveness of these networks 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yy822e4w
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We are #hiring!💼 WCMC, a UK-based charity, working in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, seeks an Associate Programme Administrator to join our team and provide extensive administrative support to our projects. 👉 vacancies.wcmc.org.uk/VA58 📅 Apply before 16 October 2026
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Did you know that approximately 50% of UK food consumption relies on imports? To help better understand and map the risks associated with global supply chains, we will be hosting an interactive webinar. 📅29 September 🕙10:00 - 11:00 (BST) Register here🔗 tinyurl.com/yvfj2kx8
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
📢 Join us for an upcoming open webinar exploring how National Ecosystem Assessments (NEAs) can help translate human rights commitments into practical action, with contributors from Botswana, Colombia and Malawi 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/46rDaZV
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
📣 UNEP-WCMC is heading to Climate Week NYC, 20–27 September. Our experts will be in New York, putting a spotlight on nature as both a business risk to manage and an opportunity to invest in for #PeopleAndThePlanet 🌡️🌎 Say hello if you’re there 👋 #ClimateWeekNYC #NatureRisk @mij-matt.bsky.social
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Restoration Project Developers’ Playbook on Private Finance (Europe), is a practical guide de-mystifying private finance options for restoration project developers. 📩 Download The Playbook: bit.ly/4gYC8JB #NatureFinance #PrivateFinance #GenerationRestoration
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Adapting with nature 🌱🛠️ The EbA Tools Navigator guides you through more than 240 tools and methods to support nature-based approaches to climate adaptation. 🔗 bit.ly/4yjtkF8
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🛠️ The Nature Tools Compass helps businesses and financial institutions to seamlessly navigate the tools landscape and find the ones best suited to their operational requirements and assessments. Learn more here 👉 lnkd.in/edTzbxEk #NatureToolsCompass
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
💡Scientists at UNEP-WCMC have developed a new database cataloguing 698 global, 200+ regional and 1,400 national online biodiversity data systems. The database makes it easier to navigate categories and find the right portal, platform or tool. Learn more: www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/new-...
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What is a paper park and why is it a serious conservation problem?🏞 A new paper co-authored by conservation experts at UNEP-WCMC proposes a definition to help countries identify and report their paper parks. Learn more here👉️ tinyurl.com/33tf9maj
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Effective nature risk assessments depend on high-quality, region-specific tools and data. ENCORE’s new Southeast Asia Nature Risk Toolkit connects financial institutions with tools, data and guidance for assessing risk across the region. 👉 bit.ly/4faVLyn
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
UNEP-WCMC researchers worked with Systems Change Lab, the @worldresources.bsky.social & the @bezosearthfund.org to compile the latest evidence & expertise on global progress on action & transformations needed to protect the world’s freshwater systems. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4d4ksnhk
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
📣Join us at #UNCCDCOP17 for a side event exploring how stronger coordination, integrated planning and collaboration can help turn environmental commitments into action on the ground. We will discuss practical approaches to action across the #RioConventions and Multilateral Environmental Agreements.
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
UNEP-WCMC is heading to #UNCCDCOP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 🇲🇳 We will unite with Member States, the UN system, the scientific and business community, and civil society to deepen global collaboration on #LandRestoration, #DroughtResilience, rangelands, water & food systems.
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we honour the role of #IndigenousPeoples from across the globe as stewards of biodiversity and reaffirm the lasting value of their knowledge systems for generations to come.    Learn more 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n8wvfkf
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Join @worldresourcesltd.bsky.social, @bezosearthfund.org & UNEP-WCMC for a webinar launching #SystemsChangeLab’s new freshwater system. Hear about where progress is being made, where action is falling short, and the opportunities to build a more equitable future. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4fC5gXP
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Banco Bolivariano, Ecuador’s fifth largest private bank is using tools such as ENCORE to build its nature risk strategy and guide sustainable financing. Read the full case study 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdex8t97 Also available in Spanish📄
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🛠️ Help us shape the next major update of the ENCORE tool! The ENCORE team is gathering feedback to better understand users’ requirement for information on nature-related opportunities. Complete this survey by 24 July 🔗 tinyurl.com/ym94srw5
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
New brief! Developed by the Proteus Partnership, the 'Every Job is a Nature Job' guidance for Social Engagement Officers outlines key recommendations to integrate nature into social engagement activities. Download the full brief here 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdx3edbk
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🌿 Join us for the global presentation of the Botswana National Ecosystem Assessment.  📅 15 July 2026  🕑 14:00–15:15 BST  💬 English, with live French and Spanish interpretation  📍 Online via Zoom  Register here: tinyurl.com/bdcvsfvx
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
📣 Call for session proposals for the Business and Finance Hub at CBD #COP17Armenia is now open! If your organisation is interested in hosting a session in the Hub space, submit your proposal by filling out our application form by 📅 31 July 2026. 🔗Form: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/C4Ci3qpNqZ
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🌿 Join us for the global presentation of the Botswana National Ecosystem Assessment. 📅 15 July 2026 🕑 14:00–15:15 BST 💬 English, with live French and Spanish interpretation 📍 Online via Zoom Register here: tinyurl.com/bdcvsfvx
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Introducing ENCORE’s new Southeast Asia Nature Risk Toolkit – connecting financial institutions in the region with tools, data and guidance for assessing nature-related financial risk. 👉 bit.ly/4faVLyn
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“Every single business, everywhere on the planet, impacts and depends on biodiversity.” Matt Jones, Co-chair of the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment, breaks down how companies can transition from driving nature loss to becoming agents of positive change. 📺 Watch 🔗 tinyurl.com/4hph2xcw
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IBAT Interview Series: Matt Jones on the IPBES Assessment and How Businesses Can Leverage It.
In this IBAT Interview Series episode, Matt Jones, Chief Impact Officer at UNEP-WCMC | Co-Chair IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment, explores the IPBES Assessment and why it matters for…
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Nature is higher than ever on the agenda of this year’s London Climate Action Week 🌳🌡️ Through collaborative sessions and workshops, UNEP-WCMC will champion the role of nature at this year’s #LCAW. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/bdfa4fvw
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Measuring what matters. 🔍🌳 At the #JuneClimateMeetings, join UNEP-WCMC and partners for a session on "Developing monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) systems for adaptation." 🗓️ 16 June 2026 🕥 10.30 AM - 11.45 AM (Central European Summer Time) #BonnConference
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
From being mere beneficiaries of the ocean and its vast resources, let’s become the guardians of our blue planet. 🌊 This World Oceans Day, let’s act with ambition and reimagine our relationship with our ocean. #WorldOceansDay #bluecarbon
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This World Environment Day, listen closer. Nature is sending us signals. 🌿🚦 Nature is our strongest ally in #ClimateAction. To address the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, nature needs to be at the forefront of climate solutions. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yeyw6fnk
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
With extreme weather events increasingly shaping our daily reality, implementing ecosystem-based adaptation has become critical to safeguarding both people and nature. Our latest blog shares how we are working with countries in scaling up EbA 🔗 tinyurl.com/2rtupjnd
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Next week, UNEP-WCMC’s Valerie Kapos will join global climate negotiators in Germany for the Bonn Climate Change Conference (#SB64). We will engage in discussions advancing greater synergies between the global climate and biodiversity agendas.
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Exploring the social implications of the #30x30 conservation target 🌍 A new report examines the socioeconomic implications of the highly ambitious #Target3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF. Access here 🔗 tinyurl.com/mw6xt879 | @protectedplanet.bsky.social
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
How can business and financial institutions ensure that nature thrives? 🌿 Our latest blog shares key takeaways from this year's Nature Action Dialogues. Read the full insights here: tinyurl.com/4dc5kvxc
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
🚨 Join our upcoming #webinar: Enabling the mining sector to take action on biodiversity. As part of the CBD Communities of Practice Webinar series, we are co-hosting a session with the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/3ytaznnw
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
As we celebrate #BiodiversityDay, we shine a light on 'Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures' (OECMs) and how action by local communities is key to achieving global progress #ForNature.🌿 Learn more 🔗 tinyurl.com/56b2ajnm
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Over 75% of globally significant crops depend on animal pollination but face increasing threats from habitat loss & climate change.🐝 At UNEP-WCMC, we are working to reverse this trend and bridge the science-policy gap through 2️⃣ projects: VALOR 👉️ valor-project.eu AGRI4POL 👉️ agri4pol.eu
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Natural capital is the foundation of the economy, yet a significant gap remains in understanding business dependencies and impacts on nature. The ENCORE tool can: 🔍Identify potential nature-related risks 🌿Map ecosystem pressures exerted by economic activities 📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynw1...
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ENCORE helps you understand how the economy is exposed to natural capital-related risks
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🚨 New study published in Communications Earth & Environment, identifies the most urgent unanswered questions regarding #peatland ecosystems, which could pave the way for effective #climatechange mitigation. Learn more about the study here 🔗 tinyurl.com/5dt9k3um
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
📣Join over 200+ business, finance and nature professionals at the 2026 Nature Action Dialogues, to learn, connect and advance collaborative solutions #ForNature.🌿 🔔 Ticket sales close on 3 May 2026! Don’t miss this opportunity and book your spot for #NatureActionDialogues 👉  tinyurl.com/3yy4f4r2
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Join over 200+ business, finance and nature professionals at the 2026 Nature Action Dialogues, to learn, connect and advance collaborative solutions #ForNature. 🔔 Ticket sales close on 3 May 2026! Don’t miss this opportunity and book your spot for #NatureActionDialogues 👉 tinyurl.com/3yy4f4r2
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
WCMC, the UK-based charity working in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme at UNEP-WCMC, is delighted to announce the appointment of Ashley Highfield as Chair of WCMC’s Board of Trustees. He will formally take up the role in September. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mthdfstk
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
New from the ‘Every Job is a Nature Job’ series 💼🌿 This new guide offers practical recommendations for social engagement professionals to bring a nature perspective into businesses practices and decision-making. Download the full brief here 🔗
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Every Job is a Nature Job - Social Engagement Officer - Proteus Partners
In this brief, we set out specific actions which could be incorporated into a social engagement officer’s role, with the overall ambition of promoting and advancing nature considerations within the…
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
New from the ‘Every Job is a Nature Job’ series 💼🌿 This new guide offers practical recommendations for social engagement professionals to bring a nature perspective into businesses practices and decision-making. Download the full brief here 🔗
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Every Job is a Nature Job - Social Engagement Officer - Proteus Partners
In this brief, we set out specific actions which could be incorporated into a social engagement officer’s role, with the overall ambition of promoting and advancing nature considerations within the…
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The IPBES technical support unit at UNEP-WCMC is hosting an Online Global Dialogue🌍 to explore how IPBES assessments and other products are being used in decision-making with real-world examples, with a focus on the latest Business and Biodiversity Assessment. Register here 🔗 tinyurl.com/mtawnfrx
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Join our #webinar 🌿 In our upcoming deep-dive webinar, UNEP-WCMC experts will introduce the ‘Every Job is a Nature Job’ initiative and share practical guidance on how different business functions can integrate nature into processes and decision-making. Secure your spot here 🔗 tinyurl.com/47vms9f4
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Mapping European hotspots of natural capital depletion using ENCORE 🌱 UNEP-WCMC experts have developed a new set of maps and methodology using the ENCORE tool, to identify natural capital risks and opportunities within Europe. Download the full report here🔗 tinyurl.com/h68astab
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
📣 Sign up for the 2026 #NatureActionDialogues pre-launch webinar! Join UNEP-WCMC and partners for an exclusive pre-event webinar, ahead of the 2026 Dialogues. Register 🔗 tinyurl.com/3b7kmr5f
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🚨 World reaches a major milestone for nature at sea!🌊 10.01% of the ocean is now officially within protected and conserved areas. This update to the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas (WDPCA) is a vital step toward Target 3 of #KMGBF. tinyurl.com/3dj8h337
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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Governments converge in Brazil today for migratory species! 🌎 Decisions taken at #CMSCOP15 could help turn around the fortunes of various species that are currently threatened. Learn more about findings from the State of the World's Migratory Species interim report here 👉 tinyurl.com/48kc74x4
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Plight of migratory species is worsening, new report finds ahead of global wildlife meeting - UNEP-WCMC
Half of all migratory species that are recognised as needing protection now have declining populations
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