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EU-funded matching grants drive green enterprise growth in Zambia
EU-funded matching grants are supporting 13 enterprises across Zambia’s Lower Zambezi–Luangwa–Nyika corridor, investing in certified seeds and other nature-based value…
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Can private investment drive forest restoration at scale?
A critical need for restoration finance Achieving global forest restoration ambitions, such as the Bonn Challenge goal to restore 350…
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Replacing short-term projects with long-term processes
Conservation and development initiatives – even when well-funded and carefully executed – may not succeed if essential, yet often overlooked…
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Rooting sustainability in the logging industry
Located on the bumpy road connecting run-down Bangoka International Airport to the city of Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo…
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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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Increasing sustainability by leaps and bonds
A recent private sector initiative to help fund sustainable natural rubber plantations in heavily degraded land areas of Indonesia has…
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Funding a low-carbon future
As the challenges of climate change come into clearer focus, international initiatives such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable…
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Peat fires and toxic haze: The power of perception
With something as evident as fire, it would be easy to assume that what you see is what you get.…
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Fire and haze: Better business practices
The damaging practice of clearing land by burning has spread across Indonesia since at least the 1990s, employed by large…
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Decoding deforestation in Brazil and Bolivia
Recently, I came across a much publicized article in The New York Times about the impact of two of the…
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GCP’s Sarah Lake: ‘Landscapes means addressing things beyond a singular supply chain or commodity’
Sarah Lake is the Head of the Drivers of Deforestation Program at the Global Canopy Programme (GCP). She spoke to…
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Gaining traction on climate goals
An increasing number of states are embracing commitments made under the Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit…
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COP22 Special: Research in action
Global climate negotiations concluded last week with renewed commitment to action on limiting global temperature rise and preparing for the…
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COP22 Special: The role of private actors on the world’s climate stage
The landmark Paris climate change agreement was adopted by 195 nations – all pledging to keep global warming well below…
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Video: Making sustainability work
Industry leaders showed their commitment to developing more sustainable business practices at the 2016 Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit, held from 3-5…
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