News in the Framework of the European Business & Biodiversity Campaign

Global Organic Area Continues To Grow

Over 71.5 Million hectares of farmland are organic. The latest global data on organic farming worldwide is presented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOAM – Organics International.

GNF and TUI present Souvenir Guide

Together with the tour operator TUI, the Global Nature Fund (GNF) compiles information and tips which help travellers to avoid unpleasant surprises at customs, preserve the biological diversity of the holiday destination and make an additional contribution to the local economy.

Business for Nature states a united policy position on nature at the World Economic Forum

At the World Economic Forum, Business for Nature - a global coalition of businesses and organisations - called for concrete action from governments to deliver a new deal for nature and people.

Representatives of the Portuguese Agrifood Industry debate strategy on biodiversity and climate change

On November 19th, 2019, IST, the Portuguese partner of the LIFE Food & Biodiversity Project, hosted the Workshop "Food Industry, Biodiversity and Climate Change: which strategy should be followed in Portugal?" in Lisbon

After YouTube campaign: Foundation plants 20 million trees

#TeamTrees around Youtuber MrBeast commissions Arbor Day Foundation with gigantic reforestation project

Improving Biodiversity Protection in Coffee Cultivation in South America

A successful pilot in the frame of the Initiative "Biodiversity in Standards and Labels for the Food Sector"

World Bank-IMF Session: Invest In Nature - Uncovering The Hidden Value of Biodiversity

This event was organized during the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in October 2019.

Nineteen leading companies join forces to step up alternative farming practices and protect biodiversity, for the benefit of planet and people

"One Planet Business for Biodiversity" (OP2B) - a business-led, agriculture-centric coalition - was launched today at UN Climate Action Summit in New York

New Study "Sustainable Consumption for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services – The cases of cotton, soy and lithium"

GNF attended the launch of this new study which had been commissioned by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation.

Ready, steady, green! LIFE helps farming and forestry adapt to climate change

A new publication by the EU Commission presents projects in agriculture and forestry funded by the EU LIFE programme that help to mitigate climate change.