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Risky business: Tenure issues main deterrent for investment
“It’s the biggest risk to look at,” said Sylvia Wisniwski, Managing Director of Finance in Motion investment advisory. “When land…
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How to take forest landscape restoration to the next level
Governments around the world have pledged over 150 million hectares of forested land for restoration, but only five million have…
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Future finance: Blend, bond and blockchain
On a map of global landscapes, the most expansive ecosystem won’t appear: finance. It’s the underlying rooted network channeling funds…
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Figuring out the water cycle… still
There are a few different levels of understanding about the water cycle. There are the diagrams hung in elementary schools,…
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Where REDD+ money goes – and doesn’t go
REDD+ financing’s annual average of USD 323 million might sound like a lot on its own, but compare this to…
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To survive in climate change, look past targets and focus on the long game
Under the theme “Building the Investment Case for Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration,” the 2018 Global Landscapes Forum Investment Case Symposium…
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A brief explainer of how REDD+ finance works
In one of largest ongoing efforts to tackle climate change, projects happening the world under the framework of REDD+ –…
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Progress on the process of managing landscapes
It’s 2018, and the pressure to manage the world’s resources responsibly for people, biodiversity and the climate has perhaps never…
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Outcomes for forests at the Bonn Climate Change Conference
It has been nearly three years since countries entered into the Paris Agreement. During that time, as was made abundantly…
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Participatory monitoring key to restoration success
150 million hectares of degraded land – an area the size of Alaska. That’s what governments around the world have…
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