Scientific Models Trust the Land to Soak Up Lots of CO₂ – the Reality is a Lot More Messy
Large-scale CO₂ removal depends on there being vast amounts of land to store carbon in trees and soil.
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Anti-Corruption: The Missing Ingredient in the G20’s Sustainable Development Push
The G20 Rio Summit is a critical opportunity to drive forward financial integrity reforms and secure a win for sustainable development
Despite Biden's Promise to Protect Old Forests, His Administration Keeps Approving Plans to Cut Them Down
Less than 10% of forests in the lower 48 states remain unlogged or undisturbed by development.
Companies are Buying Up Cheap Carbon Offsets − Data Suggest it May be More About Greenwashing than Helping the Climate
Industries with relatively low emissions, such as services and financial industries, are much more intensive in their use of offsets.
Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Drops to 9-Year Low 🇧🇷
However, fire-induced damage isn’t always reflected in deforestation data. Like many countries, Brazil does not classify areas lost to wildfires as deforestation.
The 5 States Where Environmental Ballot Initiatives Triumphed
Across the country, voters approved spending billions of dollars on climate resilience and conservation.
How Plantation Forests Are Changing Ethiopia’s Highlands🇪🇹
With smarter data, Ethiopia could cultivate not just forests, but a thriving, resilient landscape.
Do Forest Conservation Pledges Really Make a Difference? 🌲
Bustar Maitar, an Indonesian forest activist of 20 years, reinforced the positive side effects of the declaration.
UN Biodiversity Talks Stalled, but Protecting Nature Cannot Wait
Halting biodiversity loss will require billions more in finance to protect and restore nature by 2030.
COP29 Funds & Finance Reform: Key for Africa’s Climate Fight 💸
Development finance is undergoing meaningful and potentially impactful reform for the first time.
Greener Pastures Ahead: Maasai Adapt with Trees 🌳
“We grow different types of native trees, as well as vegetable and fruit trees like avocado, lemon and orange trees.”
A Deal on Sharing Benefits from Genetic Resources is Key to COP16’s Success
The fund aims to provide a significant stream of finance to cover the over USD 700 billion a year needed to reverse biodiversity loss.