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    adaptation deforestation Insights
    Forests
    Insights
    February 29, 2024

    Complex Supply Chains Are Still a Major Barrier to Ending Deforestation

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • agriculture
    • forest products
    • corporate sustainability
    • commodities
    Plantation worker watching as a truck unloads freshly harvested oil palm branches.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • agriculture
    • forest products
    • corporate sustainability
    • commodities
    Climate
    Insights
    February 1, 2024

    Understanding the Paris Agreement's “Global Goal on Adaptation"

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    • COP28
    • adaptation
    • climatewatch-pinned
    A group of people work to repair a low mud wall which helps control flooding.
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    • COP28
    • adaptation
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Forests
    Insights
    December 22, 2023

    Outside the Spotlight, Forests and Nature Saw Important Wins at COP28

    • Forests
    • COP28
    • International Climate Action
    • deforestation
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    A man on a boat in a river surrounded by lush green forest, casting a large fishing net.
    • Forests
    • COP28
    • International Climate Action
    • deforestation
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Climate
    Insights
    December 17, 2023

    Unpacking COP28: Key Outcomes from the Dubai Climate Talks, and What Comes Next

    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • adaptation
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • COP28
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Closing of COP28 climate summit in Dubai
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • adaptation
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • COP28
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Forests
    Europe
    Insights
    November 21, 2023

    Timber Harvesting and Climate Change Are Depleting Europe's Mature Forests

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • forest products
    A bulldozer harvests timber in a tall, lush pine forest.
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • forest products
    Climate
    Insights
    November 14, 2023

    Tracking Climate Action: How the World Can Still Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees C

    • GHG emissions
    • net-zero emissions
    • transportation
    • carbon removal
    • Food
    • conservation
    • climate finance
    • International Climate Action
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • deforestation
    People walking on a boardwalk with trees and wind turbines in front of them.
    • GHG emissions
    • net-zero emissions
    • transportation
    • carbon removal
    • Food
    • conservation
    • climate finance
    • International Climate Action
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • deforestation
    Forests
    Insights
    August 29, 2023

    Les Dernières Données Disponibles Confirment que les Feux de Forêts Se Multiplient

    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forests
    Insights
    August 29, 2023

    The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse

    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forests
    Insights
    July 5, 2023

    Harvesting Wood Has Overlooked Carbon Costs

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • land use
    • deforestation
    • Food
    A loading dock filled with timber on the coast in China.
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • land use
    • deforestation
    • Food
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 19, 2023

    Ending Deforestation in the Amazon Can Grow Brazil’s GDP — But That’s Not the Only Reason to Do It

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Climate
    Silhouette of a man standing in a river surrounded by trees in the Amazon rainforest.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Climate
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 9, 2023

    5 Ways Wildfires Affect People Near and Far

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Women wear masks in New York City after Canadian wildfire causes dangerous air pollution
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Forests
    Insights
    May 22, 2023

    How Companies Can Use Voluntary Carbon Markets to Help Protect Tropical Forests

    • deforestation
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Finance
    Houses sit among a misty tropical forest.
    • deforestation
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Finance
    Finance
    Insights
    May 10, 2023

    What It Takes to Attract Private Investment to Climate Adaptation

    • Finance
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • adaptation
    • Paying for Paris
    People walk down a heavily flooded market street in Lagos, Nigeria
    • Finance
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • adaptation
    • Paying for Paris
    Forests
    Insights
    April 16, 2023

    Investing in Local Communities and Entrepreneurs Offers New Hope for Africa’s Degraded Lands

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • Food
    Local farmers help restore degraded landscapes in Africa
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • Food
    Forests
    Insights
    April 14, 2023

    Restoring Degraded Forests Could Bring Back Lost Rainfall, Cooler Temperatures

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    Men planting a tree.
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    March 20, 2023

    10 Big Findings from the 2023 IPCC Report on Climate Change

    • adaptation
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate science
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    A girl wearing a long sundress pedals a bicycle down a flooded road..
    • adaptation
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate science
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    Finance
    Insights
    March 17, 2023

    3 Questions on Loss and Damage Funding to Tackle Before COP28

    • climate finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    • COP27
    • COP28
    Two villagers in Mozambique push a bicycle through a flooded street.
    • climate finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    • COP27
    • COP28
    Forests
    Insights
    March 1, 2023

    Global Emissions and Local Deforestation Are Combining to Create Dangerous Levels of Heat Stress in the Tropics

    • deforestation
    • Climate
    • health
    • agriculture
    A woman harvests acai berries from the Amazon in the traditional way, using a palm tool.
    • deforestation
    • Climate
    • health
    • agriculture
    Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    January 26, 2023

    4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Insights
    December 15, 2022

    What the World Really Needs to Adapt to Climate Change

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • adaptation
    • COP27
    • adaptation finance
    • climate change
    • COP28
    Women transplanting rice in flooded paddy field.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • adaptation
    • COP27
    • adaptation finance
    • climate change
    • COP28

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