Every year, 10 million hectares of forest are lost. Among efforts to revive degraded or deforested land is the Bonn Challenge, with a global goal to bring into restoration 350 million hectares by 2030.

A Global Monitoring System Could Change the Future of Climatology 

Researchers hope that a network of highly consistent climate-observing sites will resolve long-standing issues with climatological data.

Nearly half the Amazon’s intact forest on Indigenous-held lands: Report 

What’s more, the authors say that investing in Indigenous land tenure presents an opportunity to both address climate change and associated issues like biodiversity loss, along with helping hard-hit Indigenous communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carbon markets are proving resilient to the coronavirus pandemic 

In contrast with the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash, carbon prices have not taken a big hit from Covid-19, reflecting improvements in market design.

As carbon levels rise, it's appealing to think of supercharged plant growth and massive tree-planting campaigns drawing down the CO2 produced by fossil fuel burning, agriculture and other human activities.

How do you take a patch of earth littered with tree stumps, or even a grassy pasture or palm oil plantation, and turn it back into a thriving forest filled with its original species?

A successful Cop26 is essential for Britain and the world. Here's how it can happen 

The outcomes of this UN summit on climate change, known as Cop26, will help shape the fates of billions of people for decades to come.

Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation Are Underfunded — But Offer Big Benefits 

New research finds that as little as 1.5% of all public international climate finance has gone to support nature-based solutions for adaptation in developing countries

Deforestation: The $53bn threat to agri-businesses 

Deforestation and extreme weather are two of the risks that could lead to losses for firms, a survey of 500 firms found.

A ‘vaccine’ for tropical forests? 

Elon Musk tweeted earlier this year that he would be "donating $100 million towards a prize for best carbon capture technology.”

Post-conflict transition and REDD+ in Colombia: Challenges to reducing deforestation in the Amazon 

In this article, the implementation of the REDD Early Movers- REM/Visión Amazonia program in Guaviare, Colombia, is analyzed, focusing on the implementation challenges and scope of the program when addressing deforestation drivers in a post-conflict context.

Forest governance by indigenous and tribal peoples. An opportunity for climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean 

The document summarizes the report that, based on a review of more than 250 studies, demonstrates the importance and urgency of climate action to protect the forests of the indigenous and tribal territories of Latin America as well as the indigenous and tribal peoples who protect them. These territories contain about a third of the continent's forests.

The Forest First Approach 

In this report, we examine the interplay between deforestation trends and current implementation challenges, and propose a new risk-based framing for action on deforestation that prioritises efforts towards the forests and farm frontier – The ‘Forest First Approach.’

Lending Forests a Hand: Results from the CDP financial services climate change and forests pilot 2020 

This report looks at data disclosed by 553 companies using or producing seven commodities responsible for the majority of agriculture-related deforestation. These companies’ current governance, strategies and implementation measures are assessed against a series of industry-accepted measures to reduce deforestation, broken down into 15 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and split into six categories.

YSOF storytelling campaign announcement: IWD & Women's History Month special call-out 

In honour of International Women's Day and Women's History Month 2021, we are happy to announce that Youth4Nature's #YourStoryOurFuture Storytelling Campaign is hosting a special call-out for personal, local stories from girls and young women, as well as intergenerational women-led or gender-focused groups.

This course consists of three modules and draws on Tribal Links’ flagship training program, Project Access Capacity Building Training Workshop for Indigenous Peoples. The course brings together leading Indigenous experts who will share their expertise on relevant multi-stakeholder forums.

US Climate Action Week 

US Climate Action Week, occurring April 19-23, 2021, provides the platform for side events, discussions and key moments taking place during the week of the Leader's Summit on Climate being hosted by the Biden Administration.

World Resources Institute and Asesorandes are proud to introduce the first cohort of the Land Accelerator Latin America. Over the course of two days, 15 innovative entrepreneurs whose businesses restore land will pitch to an (online) room of investors. Register today to join them!