Biodiversity Hotspots: Central Himalaya Region

The Himalayan region extends beyond India and includes Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan. It stretches uninterruptedly for about 2,500-km from west to east between Nanga Parbat in the Pakistan-administered portion of the Kashmir region, and Namjagbarwa (Namcha Barwa) Peak in Tibet. The geographic separation of these regions coincides with transnational properties of the system. In India, the […]

COP16 Demands

COP16 is a critical moment to turn the tide on the destruction of biodiversity and our natural world. Nature has an intrinsic beauty and value, but healthy, biodiverse ecological systems underpin all life on Earth, including our own. We are at a crossroads. Do we stand by and watch our very life systems collapse? Or […]

Biodiversity Hotspot : The Great Barrier Reef, Australia

The Great Barrier Reef:  The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusc. It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of […]

Biodiversity Hotspots: Fairy Creek, Canada

The Fairy Creek Old Growth forest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada is one of many in BC where conflict between logging companies and Indigenous and “green” forest defenders has been intense.  The Green Party of Canada is very fortunate to have our Deputy Leader Rainbow Eyes (also known as Angela Davidson), an Indigenous […]

Global Biodiversity Crisis

Biodiversity needs to be given global international attention deserves as its significance to the well being of the planet and all species, including our own is unquestionable. The Global Greens recognise the value and significance of biodiversity and the dire need to protect it from mismanagement, unchecked exploitation, and unsustainable degradation, the need to preserve […]

COP16 Overview

Take action for Biodiversity

COP16 comes at a pivotal time in the race to save the world’s biodiversity. As the first COP since the adoption of the landmark Global Biodiversity Framework 2 years ago at COP15 in Montreal, the focus is now on assessing the implementation and financing efforts of this critical roadmap. The framework seeks to halt and […]

Biodiversity Hotspots: Kenya and Indonesia

Introduction  Conservation of natural resources has been threatened by anthropogenic and climate related factors globally. The forests have acted as carbon sinks storing carbon and reducing the impact of climate change. However, in the recent past, forests have declined by 50% globally with tropical forest losing over 50% coverage between the year 2000 and 2013 […]

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