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China’s Forests Yield Higher Than Expected Carbon Storage
China’s commitment to restoring its forest carbon sinks is paying off, with recent research revealing that the carbon absorption capacity of two swaths of ... -
Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & Studies
Maori Landowners Build New Economy from Forest Preservation
A handful of New Zealand’s Maori landowners are generating much-needed income by keeping their indigenous forests intact. But concerns about equity and cultural loss ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural Sequestration
Global Food System Could Drive Emissions Past Paris Agreement Targets
Emissions from farming and food production are enough on their own to drive atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations beyond the targets in the Paris Agreement, ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresJurisdictionsUnited States
California Wildfires Point to Perils of Forest Carbon Offsets
The devastating wildfires scorching California point to the perils of relying on tree planting for carbon offsets when there’s a risk that the investment ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSoil & Natural Sequestration
‘Rewilding’ Could Help Avert 70% of Predicted Extinctions, Create Carbon Sinks
Targeted restoration of 30% of the world’s agricultural lands to their original wild state coupled with equally focused conservation efforts could prevent 70% of ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsUnited States
P&G Shareholders Vote Overwhelmingly for Action on Deforestation, Climate Impacts
Boreal forest campaigners at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) were taking a victory lap this week, after Procter & Gamble shareholders voted overwhelmingly ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMethaneSoil & Natural Sequestration
Tinder-Dry Canadian Peatlands Becoming a Ticking Carbon Bomb
Recent work by Canadian ecohydrologists on the devastating 2018 peatland fire near Parry Sound, Ontario has confirmed related findings from around the globe: the ... -
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Nature-Based Solutions Risk a Greenwashing ‘Circus,’ Says International Coalition
An international coalition of NGOs and Indigenous groups is warning that the net-zero emissions concept has become little more than a licence to pollute ... -
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India Coal Mining Plan Endangers Ecologically Sensitive Forests, Indigenous Way of Life
India’s plan to boost an economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic and reduce its dependence on expensive coal imports is producing a moment of ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
‘Agrivoltaics’ Pairs Grazing Sheep with Solar Arrays for Mutual Baaa-nefit
Solar developers and sheep farmers are being increasingly found in harmonious co-existence across the United States—and reduced fire risk, heightened community acceptance, and a ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
‘Tree-to-Toilet Pipeline’ Prompts Charge of ‘Greenflushing’ as NRDC Grabs Syndicated TV Spot
The Natural Resources Defense Council’s campaign against destruction of Canada’s boreal forest got a big boost last week with a syndicated TV spot on ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOceans
Landmark Economic Analysis Shows 5:1 Return on Protected Area Investments
The most comprehensive cost-benefit analysis ever on nature protections has found that the economic, ecological, and spiritual benefits of protecting 30% of the world’s ... -
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$2.7-Trillion in Ecosystem Investments Would Generate 400 Million Jobs: WEF
A yearly investment of US$2.7 trillion in ecosystem health would reap an annual 400 million jobs and $10 trillion in returns through 2030, according ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureMethane
Siberian Wildfires Release 59 Mt of CO2 in June as Brazil Gets Set for Deliberate Burning
With temperatures up to 10°C warmer than normal, and dry soils that are ideal for wildfires, the Siberian Arctic released an unprecedented 59 megatonnes ... -
BrazilEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & Studies
Brazil’s Amazon Destruction Puts World’s Biggest Trade Deal at Risk
A year after it was finalized, a massive free trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur, a South American trade bloc comprising Brazil, ...
