Climate change & energy
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Will natural climate solutions count in new UN carbon credit scheme?
As global leaders gear up for this year’s UN climate conference (COP30), one provision of the Paris Agreement is drawing…
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The $4 Misunderstanding: Why the TFFF isn’t only about the money
As the global community gears up for COP30 in Belém, all eyes are on the host’s flagship proposal: the Tropical…
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Building resilience through innovations in northern Cameroon
When late rains, sudden floods and unexpected dry spells after sowing threatened her groundnut harvest – and with it her…
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Heroes and hypocrites: Peer punishment and fair forest use
Tropical forests hold many valuable resources—timber, fuelwood, bushmeat—that are considered “common-pool” goods. They are finite, shared by all, owned by…
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Not all carbon credits are created equal
Carbon credits—intended to represent greenhouse gas reductions or removals—have become a prominent tool in the global response to the climate…
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Faith and science align on Africa climate resilience at Vatican-led summit
As the early morning sun lit the green hills around Nairobi on the cusp of July, a quiet urgency gripped…
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10 key themes Brazil is placing at the core of the COP30 agenda
Read this article in Spanish. As Brazil prepares to host COP30 in Belém this November, the country is laying out…
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Restoration starts at home: Training couples to heal land and livelihoods
Successful forest and land restoration just might begin at home, according to a recent experience in training married couples to…
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Regulating global trade without harming agroforestry farms?
Globally traded commodities that can be grown in forest-like agricultural systems —known as agroforestry— have long been part of the…
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Wait, what?! Why is there an international climate conference in the Amazon?
Why would world leaders fly thousands of kilometres to the heart of the Amazon for a climate conference? In this…
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4 things to know about the COP in the Amazon
For the first time in history, the world’s largest climate conference is heading to the heart of the Amazon. From…
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“REDD+ and other climate mechanisms must be built from the ground up”
Since its introduction as a global mechanism to fight climate change through forest conservation, the REDD+ scheme has sparked debate—not…
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Cool forests: Nature’s air conditioning system
As we confront the sobering reality that 2024 marked the first year global temperatures exceeded the 1.5 °C threshold established…
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How viable is carbon trading for the mangrove business?
Indonesia is home to 3.39 million hectares of mangroves, storing an estimated 3.14 billion tons of carbon. This carbon stock presents…
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Formulating the ideal mangrove business model in Indonesia
Mangrove-based projects are booming in Indonesia, home to 21% of the world’s mangroves. How can we ensure that the projects…
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