Home Nature Hub News Nature News The latest news and articles from our nature work Op-ed No more trade-offs: Pitting people against planet is dangerous and not how we will thrive Too often we hear that protecting nature and tackling the triple planetary crisis are obstacles to igniting growth, creating jobs and improving incomes. This thinking belongs to the past. Countries around the world are showing us that broad-based prosperity can be delivered during the very transition to environmentally sustainable economies. Working on one helps achieve the other. Read the full op-ed News News Trainings Strengthen Business Capacity for Human Rights-Based Climate and Nature Strategies Read more News Global momentum for nature finance: UNDP’s biodiversity finance initiative helps countries unlock over $2.7 billion for nature Read more News Belarus's Wild Heart Beats Stronger Read more News Citizens can contribute towards more than half of the data to track progress on global biodiversity goals Read more News Improving Natural Values in Protected Areas Read more News Unraveling the Paths of Water: A New Eco-Tourism Route in the Ozyory Nature Reserve Read more View More Additional resources Press Releases Ministry of Economy publishes draft Biodiversity Strategy for public discussion Read more Press Releases UNDP to honour 10 indigenous and community-led climate solutions at the 2025 Equator Prize Award Ceremony Read more Projects Biodiversity Action Read more View More
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