The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today published its Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-ever comprehensive system for classifying and mapping all ecosystems on Earth based on both their functions and composition. The typology allows for more coordinated and effective approaches to conservation...

Ecosystems are critically important components of Earth’s biological diversity and as the natural capital that sustains human life and well-being. Yet all of the world’s ecosystems show hallmarks of human influence, and many are under acute risks of collapse, with consequences for habitats of species,...

The Environmental Profile of Spain 2018 is a report prepared by the Directorate-General for Biodiversity and Environmental Quality that brings clear solutions to problems such us the need to promote conservation of our natural capital and their sustainable management, the accumulation of plastic waste in...

• Cepsa, EDP Spain, Enagás, Endesa, the Red Eléctrica Group, Iberdrola, Naturgy and Repsol will share knowledge on identifying, measuring and assessing processes of their impacts and dependencies of nature -from their different realities and business contexts- to promote the best practices within the framework of...

Durante la reunión anual del Foro Económico Mundial sobre los Nuevos Campeones en China y las Conferencias Trondheim sobre Biodiversidad celebradas en Noruega,un grupo diverso de organizaciones internacionales influyentes ha anunciado una coalición mundial para elevar un llamamiento empresarial a una acción integral para revertir...

Imagen: PNUMA-WCMC.Un grupo de investigadores del Centro de Monitoreo de la Conservación Mundial de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA-WCMC) ha desarrollado un nuevo sistema de clasificación ambiental para categorizar completamente tanto los recursos renovables como los no renovables que brindan beneficios a...

El sector agrícola es uno de los sectores más expuestos al riesgo ambiental causado por el cambio climático y la degradación humana de los ecosistemas. La Natural Capital Finance Alliance (NCFA —Alianza Financiera del Capital Natural—) ha elaborado una guía que permite a las instituciones...