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At COP15, 196 countries reached an agreement for new global goals and targets, which - if met - can reverse or halt biodiversity loss by 2030. Implementation starts now. In the…

Emma Workman discusses the tension between environmental goals and economic goals, alongside the need for conservation economies in the context of the Convention of Biological…

This blog was written prior to the closing of COP15. It documents the state of the negotiations in the afternoon of 18 December, 2022 prior to the closing plenary. At the COP15…

As the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) passed its halfway mark, hope and perseverance prevailed. On Thursday 15 December,…

To protect critical habitats from upstream effects, area-based conservation should proceed at the watershed level, argues Lo Stevenson. As negotiations draw to a close at the…

Richard Dalton maps Iran's stakeholders and sketches out possible scenarios for the country's future. This is the third in a four-part series following an event…

Marzieh Kouhi Esfahani argues that Iran's way out of the current protests are hampered by the absence of competent elite. This is the third in a four-part series following an…

Tom Walsh argues that Iran’s Gen Z-led movement constitutes a relentless, diversified, and fearless campaign against the Islamic Republic. Whilst real change may not come any time…

Anoushiravan Ehteshami argues that a democratising uprising is underway in Iran and traces its roots to three interrelated cyclones. This is the first in a four-part…

Emma Workman examines Indigenous Peoples’ role in achieving area-based conservation goals like 30x30. At the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological…