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GCA AT COP16
The Global Commons Alliance, partners and our core components – Accountability Accelerator, Earth Commission, Earth HQ, Science Based Targets Network and Systems Change Lab – will be in Cali, Colombia, for the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) from October 21 to November 1. Find all events we are hosting or taking part in below.
Causing environmental damage should be a criminal offence, say 72% of people in G20 countries surveyed
Nearly three out of four people (72%) surveyed across 18 G20 countries support making it a criminal offence for government or leaders of large businesses to approve or permit actions which cause serious damage to nature and climate, finds major new research.
How we can create an economy that values nature and people first
The world is facing a paradigm and systems shift that challenges business as usual and calls for new and radical collaboration.
Safe and Just Earth System Boundaries published in Nature
New research quantifies the conditions needed for communities and economies to thrive – and provides guide for leaders to operate within Earth’s finite limits.
The world’s first science-based targets for nature
SBTN launches world’s first science-based targets for nature to mobilize businesses to address nature loss and climate change together.
Accountability Needs All of Us
Blog by Natasha Matic, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Accountability Accelerator.
The origin story of the GCA
Systems (or Collaborative) Leadership and the origin story of the GCA
Job Vacancy: Digital Marketing Manager
GCA and SBTN invite an experienced Digital Marketing Manager to be their in-house expert, responsible for the demand and growth of digital channels.
Jane Madgwick appointed as Executive Director
The Global Commons Alliance (GCA) is delighted to announce it has appointed Jane Madgwick, as its first Executive Director. Jane will Join GCA in May.
Why integrating justice is a scientific breakthrough for the Global Commons
The Earth Commission have devised a set of clear new boundaries – like the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit for climate – for several interconnected global commons: Climate, Biosphere (intact nature and managed nature), Freshwater (ground and surface), Fertilizers (phosphorus and nitrogen) and Aerosol Pollutants (air quality).
Pioneering science reveals set of ‘earth system boundaries’ that can secure a safe and just planet for all
Article by Earth Commission Co-Chairs Johan Rockström and Joyeeta Gupta.