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The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) concluded on August 28, 2026, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. During the meeting, international public financial …
China
On August 6, 2026, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, together with five central government agencies including the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, …
Philippines
On June 30, 2026, the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued DENR Administrative Order No. 2026-33: Operationalizing the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Framework in the Philippines. …
Australia
On August 19, 2026, Australia established National Environmental Standards (NES) under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Comprising four pillars— (1) Matters of National Environmental Significance …
China
On July 31, 2026, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued an official announcement repealing 176 normative regulatory documents, including the Announcement on the Promulgation of the Administrative Measures …
China
On July 6, 2026, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), together with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), released the 15th Five-Year Plan for Ecological Environmental Monitoring. The …
Japan
On July 31, 2026, Japan’s Ministry of the Environment released the Guidelines for Nature-Based Solutions (NbS), aimed at addressing social challenges by leveraging natural capital. Japan has already committed to …
Global
The Second Global Nature Positive Summit was held in Kumamoto City over two days, July 14 and 15, 2026. Organized by the Nature Positive Initiative and the Japan Committee for the …
Global
On July 14 and 15, 2026, the Second Global Nature Positive Summit was held in Kumamoto City, Japan. Organized by the Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) and the Japan Committee for …
Global
The Second Global Nature Positive Summit was held in Kumamoto City over two days, July 14 and 15, 2026. Organized by the Nature Positive Initiative and the Japan Committee for the …
Japan
On July 15, 2026, Japan’s Ministry of the Environment released the Guidelines for Nature-Positive Practices in Procurement during a side event at the Global Nature Positive Summit 2026. The guidelines …
Global
On July 14 and 15, 2026, the 2nd Global Nature Positive Summit was held in Kumamoto City. Panel discussions and speeches were conducted from various perspectives under the core theme …
Global
On July 14 and 15, 2026, the Second Global Nature Positive Summit was held in Kumamoto City, Japan. Organized by the Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) and the Japan Committee for …
Global
On July 14 and 15, 2026, the 2nd Global Nature Positive Summit was held in Kumamoto City. Co-hosted by the Nature Positive Initiative and the Japan Committee for the International …
Global
The Second Global Nature Positive Summit was held in Kumamoto City on July 14 and 15, 2026. The event was organized by the Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) and the Japan …
On-site Insights (Part 1): The 2nd Global Nature Positive Summit
Global
The Second Global Nature Positive Summit was held in Kumamoto City over two days, July 14 and 15, 2026. Organized by the Nature Positive Initiative and the Japan Committee for …
Japan
On June 15, 2026, Japan’s Ministry of the Environment (MOE) launched a public consultation on the Draft Guidelines for Nature‑Positive—a document intended to guide businesses in conducting procurement that takes …
Global
In June 2026, The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC), a biodiversity‑focused advisory organization, released a report outlining a practical approach for companies to assess their dependence on ecosystem services. The approach is …
Global
On June 11, 2026, the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), an organization that evaluates corporate climate targets, released the Corporate Net‑Zero Standard Version 2.0. To date, SBTi has supported target …
Global
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) published a report on May 13, 2026, outlining the advancement of sustainability strategies that integrate climate, nature, and social issues. The report …
Japan’s New Action Plan for Biodiversity Recovery Through Proper Chemical Management
Japan
On March 30, 2026, Japan’s Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released “the Action Plan for Chemical Management to Promote Nature Positive, Ver. 1.0”. In recent years, biodiversity loss, climate change, …
Indonesia
The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries announced the “National Action Plan for the Protection and Management of Blue Carbon Ecosystems 2025-2030” on February 18, 2026. This policy aims …
Global
The Nature Positive Initiative (NPI), an international framework aiming to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, has been developing a common set of indicators known as the State of …
Global
On February 25, 2026, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Japan’s Ministry of the Environment, and the Keidanren Nature Conservation Council (KNCC) held an online meeting on “Other …
China
On March 12, 2026, the 14th National People’s Congress officially promulgated the “Ecological Environment Code of the People’s Republic of China,” China’s first comprehensive legal code in the field of …
China
The Ecological Environment Code of the People’s Republic of China was promulgated on March 12, 2026, by Presidential Order No. 70. This is the second law in China to be …
Global
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced in a news release dated February 26, 2026, that it has published the “NbS Brief Series” to promote the implementation of …
Indonesia
On February 7, 2026, Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and the Environmental Management Agency (KLH/BPLH) announced that it had imposed strict administrative sanctions—specifically, suspension of operations—on two companies in East Kalimantan. …
Global
On February 9, 2026, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) issued a media release warning that companies are degrading nature even as they depend on natural …
Global
On February 5, 2026, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) highlighted the growing significance of REDD+—a global initiative designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from deforestation and forest degradation—on …
Australia
On October 30, 2025, a reform to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) was submitted to the Australian Parliament. The proposed amendments aim to achieve …
India
On April 29, 2025, the National Biodiversity Authority of India notified and enforced the 2025 Biological Diversity (Access to Biological Resources and Knowledge Associated thereto and Fair and Equitable Sharing …
Malaysia
On May 29, 2025, the Malaysian state of Sarawak launched the Sarawak Sustainability Blueprint 2030, a long-term strategy for a comprehensive transition to a green economy. The blueprint outlines the …
Australia
On March 3, 2025, Australia enforced the “Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024” (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules”), which had been promulgated on January 2, 2025. The Rules, established under …
Malaysia
On February 1, 2025, Malaysia enacted the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 2022, which revises the National Forestry Act 1984. The law aims to strengthen forest protection by regulating the designation …
Malaysia
The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) implements Malaysian Standard MS2530:2022 series (commonly known as MSPO 2.0) as a part of the mandatory palm oil sustainability scheme ‘MSPO Certification’ on January …
Indonesia
On July 9, 2024, the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia announced that the second reading of the bill to amend Act No. 5 of 1990 concerning Conservation …
Philippines
On May 26, 2024, the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) Act No. 11995 of the Republic was promulgated in the Official Gazette. The Act shall enter into …
Australia
On November 10, 2023, the Environment Ministers’ Meeting (EMM) was held in Adelaide. Ambitious national goals for nature conservation, important next steps for transitioning to a circular economy, and practical …
Philippines
On September 21, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines issued Memorandum Circular No. 15 of 2023, “Guidelines on Eligible Blue Projects and Activities for the Issuance …
China
On October 24, 2023, China published the amended “Marine Environment Protection Law”. The amended law will come into force on January 1, 2024. The “Marine Environment Protection Law” was first …
India
On August 3, 2023, India has notified the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act 2023, an amendment to a part of the Biological Diversity Act 2002. This Act aims to regulate the …
Australia
On June 9, 2023, the Australian Environment Ministers’ Meeting (EMM) was held in Sydney, and it was agreed that a number of actions need to be taken to achieve a …
China
In April 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Water Resources and National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced a program …
Global
On December 20, 2022, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced at the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity …
Vietnam
On November 23rd, 2022, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam published the MONRE Decision No. 3220/QD-BTNMT on the National Plan about Biodiversity up to 2030, with …
Pakistan
On March 18, 2022, the Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan announced an updated version of its National Climate Change Policy (dated October 2021), which aims to make the country …
Vietnam
On January 28, 2022, the Vietnamese government enacted the “Prime Minister’s Decision 149/QD-TTg on a National Strategy on Biodiversity for 2030 with a Vision for 2050” (hereinafter referred to as …
Thailand
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand bans single-use plastics from national parks for the conservation of natural resources. The …
Thailand
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand bans sunscreen agents which is harmful to coral reef. The Notification of the …
Japan
On June 8, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released the Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society, and Biodiversity for 2021, with the theme of redesigning …
China
On December 31, 2020, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released a total of 6 recommended national standards (GB/T) related to identification and assessment of environmental damage. They will come …
Malaysia
On February 22, 2016, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced the “National Policy on Biological Diversity 2016-2025”. The Prime Minister spoke at the 4th General Assembly of the Intergovernmental …
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