The following is a transcript of UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell's video message from his home island of Carriacou, speaking about the devastating impacts of hurricane Beryl and why governments everywhere need to urgently step up climate action. Today, I’m standing in the living room of my neighbour's house. My own grandmother's home down the street has been totally destroyed. Initial reports are that 98% of homes and buildings have been either destroyed or severely…

Nunu Anugrah Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 07/13/2024 - 00:00 Director for Biodiversity Conservation subditkonvensi.kkh [at] gmail.com +62 21 572 02 27 CEPA Government Focal Point Indonesia Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia

UN Climate Change News, 12 July 2024 – The Board of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage selected the Philippines as its host country at the Board’s second meeting in Songdo, South Korea, this week. This is a major milestone, as the Philippines hosting the Board will grant the Board the legal personality needed, for example, to negotiate and enter into a hosting arrangement with the World Bank, which will be the interim trustee of the Fund, operationalize...

Virni Arifanti Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 07/12/2024 - 00:00 Principal Researcher vbudia [at] yahoo.com STRP Focal Point Indonesia National Research and Innovation Agency

A new issue of the journal Hypsugo – dedicated to the research of bats of the Balkans and published by the Centre for Carst and Speleology, an NGO in Bosnia and Herzegovina – is available now: https://centarzakrs.ba/sismisi/2024/07/01/hypsugo-822023/. It is a second issue related to 2023.

sonam Choden Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 07/10/2024 - 00:00 wetlands specialist sonamchoden7 [at] gmail.com +975 2 323 568 CEPA NGO Focal Point, CEPA Government Focal Point, STRP Focal Point Bhutan Ministry of Agriculture & Forests

UN Climate Change News, 05 July 2024 – As climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events around the world, early warning systems (EWS) can save lives and livelihoods. The June UN Climate Meetings in Bonn brought together experts to discuss how innovative technologies can boost risk-informed adaptation and climate resilience. Technology plays a crucial role in enhancing risk knowledge, strengthening EWS, and informing climate development and investment policies,…

A new document was deveoped by the IUCN SSC Bat Specialist Group for all people who do fieldwork with bats in the field anywhere in the world. The guidelines are available on the Group's webpage at Copy of IUCN SSC BSG GUIDELINES FOR FIELD HYGIENE_2024 (iucnbsg.org)

UN Climate Change News, 1 July 2024 – On 28 June 2024, UN Climate Change officially launched its online reporting tools for the Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF). These tools will enable countries to track crucial climate data and information, from greenhouse gas inventories to progress made implementing their national climate plans, achievements and support. Data submitted through these new online tools is an integral part of the information to be provided in Biennial…