A new government coalition brings new opportunities to make the Netherlands safer as we are facing scenarios we could not dream about. While we argue over large-scale climate investments for 2050, we forget to prepare for the weather risks of today and tomorrow. Meaning the Netherlands is only moderately prepared…
The UN biodiversity summit (COP15) ended this week with the impressive adoption of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) – you can read about the four goals and 23 targets agreed to in this framework in this publication. While the framework is not legally binding, it sets the tone for…
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has been convening 196 countries for a Conference of the Parties (COP) every two years since its creation in 1992. COPs are used to evaluate progress made towards the objectives of the convention, as well as setting new ambitions to address the loss…
