Global Scans · Biodiversity · Weekly Summary

• [New] The UN's global framework has led to an unprecedented level of commitment worldwide to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. EurekAlert!
• [New] The GBF significantly increases finance for biodiversity from all sources (domestic, international - both public and private) mobilising USD 200 billion per year by 2030. Environment
• [New] Ending deforestation and forest degradation is an essential element of the 1.5 °C solution and it's now mission critical that we maximise synergies across a fragmented landscape of current climate, biodiversity and finance initiatives to secure an end to forest destruction by 2030. Greenpeace International
• [New] The coming decade is decisive: without rapid, coordinated global action, ocean health will continue to decline, threatening climate stability, biodiversity resilience, food security, livelihoods and the wellbeing of billions. The United Nations Office at Geneva
• [New] Scientific consensus currently favours a global moratorium until ecological impacts are better characterised, and WWF has warned that deep-sea mining impacts would undermine efforts toward multiple Global Biodiversity Framework targets. Pixcellence
• [New] Key Takeaway Global biodiversity continues to decline in 2026, with 47,000 species now threatened and vertebrate populations 68% lower than in 1970. Pixcellence
• [New] As the world fears another decade of failure on biodiversity and urgently seeks leadership to advance the GBF, China stands in a position to take a lead on and further enhance its influence in international environmental governance. Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
• With global biodiversity in crisis, and climate change threatening nearly every city in the world, designing cities with nature is critical to advance resilience, adaptation, and more livable urban environments. New York Botanical Garden
• Among the risks linked to exceeding Earth's biocapacity are worsening climate impacts, biodiversity loss, declining food and water security, and increasing inequality. ScienceDaily
• At least 89 countries will lose eligibility for funding for biodiversity projects under the Darwin Initiative, in a round of cuts that conservationists warned would put species and habitats in jeopardy, and set back global efforts to halt the precipitous decline in nature. The Guardian

Last updated: 21 June 2026