News - Original COP29 Drills Down Forest Carbon Rules... in Theory 🌍💸 “This is not abstract bureaucracy,” he insisted. “These markets can drive real emissions reductions.”
Spotlight Governments Must Tackle Climate Disinformation, Experts Urge Therefore, more proactive, clear, accurate and effective communication efforts are consistently and repeatedly needed.
News Venezuelan Forest Research Faces Crisis Amid Collapse 🌳 The fragmentation of political control is also taking a toll on Amazonian research in Venezuela.
News - Original Northwest Forest Plan Embraces Community Engagement 🌲 Don’t just scroll—save the owls and the trees.
Tech The Biggest Forest Carbon Database 🌲🌍 Covering 529 forest sites across eight biomes, it’s a meticulously curated resource for anyone studying carbon fluxes, forest traits, or the effects of climate change.
Spotlight How Rethinking ‘What Is a Forest’ Can Result in More Effective Conservation When the policy community asks, “is deforestation going up or down?” an acceptable answer can no longer be, “it depends."
Tech Wisconsin Farms, Businesses Receive $24M in Funding for Energy Saving Projects The grants are funded by the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program, which received $2 billion in funding through the federal Inflation Reduction Act.
Spotlight ‘Give Trees a Hand’ — Ad Agencies Line Up to Sell Sketchy Climate Solutions DeSmog revealed that the government’s pledge of £22 billion in subsidies for carbon capture projects followed a steep rise in lobbying efforts by major fossil fuel companies.
News - Original NWT $375M Plan: Economy & Environment in Harmony 🌿 This initiative demonstrates that conservation and economic development aren’t at odds—they’re two sides of the same coin.
News - Original Pine Cones Don’t Fly 🌰 Fournier delivered a clear-eyed, action-packed strategy to resuscitate Canada’s forests, which are under siege from wildfire damage at a rate that makes “natural recovery” look laughable.
News - Original Global Forum on the Future of Forest Monitoring 🌍🌳 By uniting expertise from across the globe, the event aims to strengthen the development of robust forest monitoring systems that align with global climate commitments, like the Paris Agreement.
Spotlight The Struggle to Save Zimbabwe’s Dying Wetlands Zimbabwe’s wetlands are under threat from urban expansion and unsustainable agriculture. Can state and community efforts reverse the damage?