September 21–November 21
Ongoing | Online
The world is coming together during Climate Week and COP30 to tackle the unprecedented biodiversity and climate crises. According to the United Nations, Climate change is the single largest health threat facing humanity through its impact on air pollution, disease, extreme weather, forced displacement, and lack of sufficient food. Climate change is one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss, contributing to one quarter of plant and animal species being threatened with extinction. Biodiversity loss joins climate change as one of the largest threats facing humanity.
However, we have hope in turning the tide on these dual crises. By protecting and restoring nature, we can halt biodiversity loss and begin to rebuild healthy ecosystems. Biodiverse ecosystems are resilient and a key climate solution. According to The Nature Conservancy, natural climate solutions can reduce emissions by one-third to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. NYBG has been advancing plant research and conservation over its 134-year history and leverages its expertise and collections to address the biodiversity and climate crises. Follow along as NYBG Science shares how our work, from nature-based solutions and food security to understanding our ecological history are keys to preserving and restoring our ecosystems.
Climate Week NYC is the largest annual climate event of its kind, bringing together over 600 events and activities across the City of New York – in person, hybrid and online. Each year, business leaders, political change makers, local decision makers and civil society representatives of all ages and backgrounds, from all over the world, gather to drive the transition, speed up progress, and champion change that is already happening. Make sure to join NYBG’s own climate week event in person or online.
COP30 is the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Held annually, the conference convenes delegates from around the world to negotiate goals for combating climate change and limit Earth’s warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Stay up to date on how NYBG’s work on natural solutions helps to solve the climate crisis.
September 24; 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Join NYBG for the keynote address, The Amazon Nears a Tipping Point: How Nature-Based Solutions Are Urgently Needed, by Carlos Nobre, Earth System Scientist at the Institute for Advanced Studies, University of São Paulo, followed by a panel discussion on Rooted in Resilience: Harness Nature for Climate Solutions with prominent scientists and practitioners.
Learn more about NYBG’s work in Plant Science to advance research and conservation efforts.
Featuring NYBG’s CEO & President, Jennifer Bernstein, Plant People brings together scientists, gardeners, authors, activists, and experts in a wide variety of subjects to share the ways plants impact our lives. Get closer to the natural world with us, and learn how we rely on plants to thrive as people—often in ways you might not even realize. Together, we’re discovering what we can do in ways big and small to return the favor.
