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The Biodiversity COP – A primer on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference 2024

COP16 will bring together the 196 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to consider the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework, as well as participants that include observer organisations such as NGOs, charities, businesses, local communities and indigenous peoples.

As IEMA will be attending COP16, we outline the key outcomes we would like to see from conference, including a focus on green skills, along with a helpful guide on what happened at COP15 and what's to come at COP16.

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IEMA responds to Government’s Planning Reform Working Paper on Development & Nature Recovery

IEMA has submitted its response to the UK Government’s Planning Reform Working Paper, which explores new strategic approaches to balancing development and nature recovery.

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Tackling the climate and biodiversity crises (2024)

Prior to the political party conference season in 2023, IEMA published a series of key asks for policymakers. Following the
announcement of the general election, these asks were updated to reflect changes in the policy landscape and the evolving insights of our members.