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New Rio Doce Panel report contextualises the current status of water quality and biodiversity in the Rio Doce watershed, providing selected data and information on the physical, chemical and biological quality of the water and an overview of the terrestrial, freshwater and marine biodiversity since the dam rupture.

Yolanda Kakabadse and Luis E. Sánchez reinforce that mitigation takes time and requires guarantees that actions taken to remedy the damage and restore the environment and livelihoods are positive, continuous and lasting.

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.