Forests, grasslands, wetlands, rivers, and oceans. Their degradation undermines our health long before the consequences appear in a hospital.
The world has a chance to recognize this at #COP17.
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UPDATE: #COP17Armenia risks delivering more process, not progress, on climate and biodiversity synergy
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The ocean knows no borders. Neither should conservation.
Proud to help launch the Caribbean Biological Corridor 30x30 Plus Marine Action Plan. Moving from isolated marine protected areas into a cohesive, ecologically connected regional seascape. bit.ly/4zc1L1r #COP17
Nature needs more ambition. Not less.
Roughly halfway through #COP17Armenia, WCS’s Susan Lieberman assesses the proceedings, including how the world is doing on the 23 biodiversity targets set for 2030.
Follow updates from Yerevan: wcs.org/cbd
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#Bolivia Documents the Amazon River Dolphin for First Time
Study highlights the contributions of #citizenscience and the knowledge of local fishers.
newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releas… #riverdolphin #internationalfreshwaterdolphinday #conservation
Progress is slow on the #30x30 goal of protecting 30% of the planet, but foundations have been laid over the last four years. newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releas… #COP17Armenia
Protecting wildlife from disease is essential to achieving global biodiversity goals. Asia’s vanishing wild pigs are a stark warning.
At #CBDCOP17, governments have an opportunity to make wildlife health a conservation priority.
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‼️ BREAKING: @UN launches negotiations of the first-ever agreement against environmental crime. A historic decision.
We stand ready to contribute our experience and expertise to the process.
Read more: newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releas… #UNTOCCOP13
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It’s International Snow Leopard Day! Thanks to Keeper Ricky we’re able to give our followers an up close look at Sarka, our snow leopard cub, exploring the Himalayan Highlands. Our snow leopards’ naturalistic exhibits provide opportunities for exploring, climbing, & more! (1/5)
From our New York zoos to the mountains of Mongolia, we are working to protect snow leopards.
This #SnowLeopardDay, a glimpse of the “Ghost of the Mountains.” In the Gobi, our experts are tracking snow leopard movements to show the importance of a critical corridor.
Governments cannot successfully protect species, restore ecosystems, or conserve important natural areas if decisions about land and ocean use continue to ignore biodiversity, says a new paper co-authored by WCS. newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releas… #COP17Armenia
“These are the people on the front line.”
Financial resources for #30x30 need to reach the ground, WCS’s Madhu Rao, chair of the @IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, tells Mongabay.
Read the interview: news.mongabay.com/2026/10/iu… #COP17Armenia
🎧 LISTEN: Multilateralism, says WCS’s Susan Lieberman, where people, governments, and cultures come together to act for the common good, is the only way we will save our biodiversity. #COP17Armenia
New #WCSWildAudio: apple.co/4Bcc3Ah
NEWS: We are partnering with @Hersheys to protect Nigeria's largest remaining rainforest and support cocoa farmers in Cross River State. $2.5M over 4 years will support deforestation-free cocoa, thriving communities, and wildlife conservation. bit.ly/4eBLpXx
A protected area on a map is not enough.
As #COP17Armenia opens, we welcome a new @IUCN report calling for ecological integrity to be central to conservation efforts.
Read our statement: newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releas…
Planetary goals like 30x30 don’t happen all at once. They happen piece by piece, when communities lead the protection of the places they know best. wcs.org/cbd #COP17Armenia