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At the recent WindEurope Offshore conference, IUCN's Giulia Carbone highlighted a new project with Électricité de France (EDF),  Energias de Portugal (EDP) and Shell that is exploring how best to mitigate the impact of solar and wind power projects on biodiversity.

“Loss without limit is the paradigm under which natural ecosystems are currently being destroyed – this needs to stop," says Professor Martine Maron at the University of Queensland, who is the lead author of a new paper published with IUCN Commissioners and staff. It is one of several recent scientific articles that IUCN has co-authored exploring the urgent need to balance biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.  

A new IUCN-backed business and biodiversity platform, Thailand's Bio-Diversity Network Alliance (B-DNA), is committed to tackling plastic pollution as well as adopting other measures to help conserve nature and secure a more sustainable future. These and other updates are highlighted in the latest newsletter, Building Bridges.   

Businesses struggling to identify indicators to measure their environmental performance will benefit from a new report by IUCN and Oxford University.

Engaging business in nature-based solutions is one of the key themes that the IUCN-PANORAMA webinar series has explored. Several examples are highlighted, including one from Viet Nam that illustrates how sustainable shrimp farming and mangrove conservation are providing increased benefits for people and nature.