Shining a Light on Climate Finance: Oxfam's Call for Transparency 💡🌍
According to Oxfam, this inconsistency makes it nearly impossible to assess the real impact of climate finance.
Toward a Plastic-Free Future by 2040: New OECD Report 🚮
The message is clear: with bold global action, we can turn the tide on plastic pollution and create a sustainable future. 🫶
Miombo Woodlands: The Surprising Carbon Giants 🌳💡
Using cutting-edge lidar technology, scientists have discovered that these forests hold far more carbon than we previously thought!
Mapping Civil Society Organisations on Open Data in Francophone Africa: A Regional Meeting with Open Knowledge Foundation
The meeting aimed to understand and assess the current landscape of civil society organisations engaged in open data across Francophone African countries.
Planting the Future: Crops and Conservation in Harmony 🌱
“Conservation efforts and the production of wood for societal and economic needs can co-exist and not necessarily contradictory,”
Branching Out: How Far We've Grown in the Bonn Challenge 🌳🌎
Without clear data, it’s hard to know if we're truly on track.
Weekly News Roundup, October 24 📰
Open access week, studies on carbon sequestration and more!
Financing Sri Lanka’s Marine Conservation Ambitions: Time for a Reset?
Sri Lanka, as it slowly recovers from the nation’s most severe economic crisis, finds itself at a critical juncture.
Deep-Rooted Ambition: Rwanda to Plant 65 Million Trees🌳
As part of the 2024-2025 National Tree Planting Season, the country is setting out to plant a whopping 65.2 million trees.
Five Surprising Ways that Trees Help Prevent Flooding
Trees offer much more than beauty and oxygen.
Open Data Needs Explored: How Open Government Data is Linked with Science and Education
This first in a series of reports explores the links between open government data, open science, and education.
Thorny Problem, Green Solution: Rio Reforestation 🌿
2024, the Rio Grande Valley community came together for a special mission: planting 15,000 native thornforest seedlings.