Biodiversity summit COP16
From October 21 to November 1, 2024, the Conference of the Parties (COP16) on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will take place in Cali, Colombia. At this summit, UN member states will discuss global approaches to biodiversity loss, conservation and access to natural resources. Scientists and students from Wageningen University & Research are committed to providing the attending delegations with evidence-based information and closely following the negotiation processes.
Biodiversiteitsverhalen
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Despite some successes, COP16 ends with uncertainty about the way forward
- The UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 has ended. What has been achieved and what hasn’t? WUR-researchers Jeanne Nel, Jelle Behagel and Liesje... -
COP16: Has the Passion for Nature been Relocated?
- Roald Nooijens is Junior Researcher Biodiversity, Forest and Policy and his research focuses on the relationship between political communities and... -
A worm colony in the Wadden Sea
- A small, bristly worm living in a tube of sand would be a rare sight in the Wadden Sea these days. But there was a time when these creatures built... -
Jelle Behagel on the biodiversity summit: what’s at stake?
- On 21 October, the UN Biodiversity summit starts in Cali, Colombia. Jelle Behagel is associate professor Forest and Nature Policy at WUR and will join... -
COP16: Nature and biodiversity matter, also in the financial world
- The financial sector is increasingly recognising that its stability not only depends on climate, but also on nature and biodiversity. In a... -
COP16: Crop and cattle diversity makes for agriculture that rolls with the punches
- By using only a handful of crops and breeds, agriculture has become vulnerable to diseases and plagues. That is why WUR is spotlighting... -
COP16: Protecting the Amazon with science and Indigenous knowledge
- As the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 approaches, the spotlight turns to the Amazon—a vital ecosystem under threat. Wageningen University &... -
Biodiversity
- Meadows filled with flowers, a rich North Sea, a green residential area... The concept of biodiversity is receiving increasing attention. It often... -
Wageningen Biodiversity Initiative: 'First WUR, then the rest of the world'
- From Wageningen Campus to the United Nations Science Summit: the Wageningen Biodiversity Initiative has extended its reach. Three years of intensive... -
A single dashboard for all biodiversity data
- Researchers at Wageningen Environmental Research are trying to create the most comprehensive picture they can of the biodiversity of new agricultural...
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