Each year, seven trillion dollars are invested in activities that directly harm the nature and biodiversity upon which everyone depends.
We must stop biting the hand that feeds us.
Instead, we must back the Global Biodiversity Framework with real funds...
For World Wildlife Day 2025, we’re exploring Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet.
Our planet’s magnificent biodiversity is priceless, but conserving it comes at a cost. Each year, hundreds of billions of dollars are needed...
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
On behalf of the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, it is a privilege to join our close partner, CITES, to mark World Wildlife Day 2025.
It highlights the intrinsic link between protecting wildlife and securing our...
Seychelles, is home to many endemic flora and fauna both on land and in the ocean, and considered as a biodiversity hotspot. However, many of our species are listed on the IUCN Red list, with some facing the risk of extinction. With the increasing...
On World Wildlife Day, we celebrate the adoption of CITES. 2025 is a special year as we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the convention's entry into force in 1975.
Switzerland, a member state of the first hour and the Depositary Government of...
This year, the celebration of World Wildlife Day holds even greater significance as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
As we celebrate this important milestone...
Today is World Wildlife Day, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora --CITES.
On behalf of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological...
Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet
The Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is the only global treaty of the United Nations focused on the conservation of migratory species and their habitats. Sufficient and...
Today, World Wildlife Day is a powerful reminder of the urgent need to protect and conserve biodiversity. Around the globe, countless plant and animal species face unprecedented threats, with many on the brink of extinction. This includes some of the...
Today, on UN World Wildlife Day 2025, we come together to celebrate the incredible diversity of life on our planet—its beauty, resilience, and the essential role it plays in sustaining humanity.
It is our responsibility to ensure the future of our...
At the World Bank Group, our mission is clear: to end poverty on a livable planet.
Investing in nature is not just good for the environment, it is essential for the economy.
As one of the largest multilateral financiers of nature, the World Bank...
Hello. We congratulate the CITES convention today, on its 50th anniversary and its many successes over this half century of work, this year's theme, investing in people and planet, is a call to action for all of us to recognize that we cannot protect...
Today, on World Wildlife Day, we celebrate the critical role of conservation finance in protecting our planet's biodiversity. As progressive aquariums and zoos, we are uniquely positioned as major investors in wildlife conservation.
Each year, WAZA...
WILDLABS is the global conservation technology network, connecting over 10,000 individuals worldwide who use and make technology like eDNA, bioacoustics, wildlife tracking devices, AI, and more for biodiversity monitoring and conservation. Built by a...