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Welcome to Nature4Climate's Daily Nature Brief at COP27. We encourage you to forward and share this newsletter with your colleagues at COP and beyond to stay up to date on the latest Natural Climate Solutions news.
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COP15 IS COMING
Against the wider backdrop of serious questions being raised about the ultimate COP outcome, on the nature side of things, week 2 kicked-off with countries being urged to further endorse and sign onto the 10 point finance plan to bridge the finance biodiversity gap. 17 countries have already endorsed it. In terms of next steps, the UK is going to present the outcomes of the ministerial session publicly today at a session here in Sharm on the “COP to COP Bridge”.
With Biodiversity Day at COP27 occurring tomorrow we wanted to give you a sneak peek at some of our great events!
Nature Based Solutions Political Uptake: What is at stake?
Time: 9:00-10:00 AM
Organizers: IUCN, WWF International, Climate Champions
Location: Nature Zone Pavilion
Carbon pricing mechanisms, challenges and opportunities for nature-based solutions
Time: 9:00-10:00 AM
Organizers: MINAGRI / MINENERGIA
Location: Chile Pavilion
Accelerating Net Zero and Nature Positive Business Contributions Through Land-based Solutions
Time: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Organizers: WBCSD, Forest Solutions Group, One Planet Business for Biodiversity
Location: Nature Zone Pavilion
Mobilizing for a Climate Neutral and Nature Positive World Ahead of COP15
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Organizers: WWF
Location: Nature Zone Pavilion
Repairing our World to Avoid Runaway Climate Change
Time: 4:00-5:30 PM
Organizers: Global Choices Arctic Angels, Global Commons Alliance, Global Fund for Coral Reefs, Green Africa Youth Organisation, SilverLining, UNDP
Location: Nature Zone Pavilion
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KEY EVENTS FROM YESTERDAY
Yesterday saw a range of great events. Here's a quick recap of a few of our top picks in case you missed them.
How Scaling Nature Tech Could Help Solve the Climate and Nature Crises
First, Nature4Climate, along with climate investment platform Capital for Climate, launched a new report to bring attention and finance to the burgeoning NatureTech sector. The report highlighted the potential for the sector to grow to USD $6 billion or more by 2030. Our panelists provided insights on the potential for NatureTech to accelerate NBS, necessary safeguards to protect people and biodiversity as new tech is introduced, and how to catalyze exponential growth for the sector this decade. View the recording here.
Getting to Zero-Deforestation by 2030
Jack Hurd, Executive Director of the Tropical Rainforest Alliance, moderated a packed session at the US Center yesterday on getting to zero-deforestation by 2030 with panelists from USAID, the Ministry of Environment of Peru, and WRI. The panelists tackled questions on the challenge of raising more finance to make standing trees more valuable than deforested land, governance, and engaging local communities. You can view the recording here.
Unlocking Finance for Nature: Towards Scalable Carbon Monitoring Solutions
WRI brought its A-game in sharing how their Land & Carbon Lab is developing open access data solutions to improve the accuracy, precision, transparency, and cost-effectiveness of Monitoring, Reporting and Verification at the project, jurisdictional, and global scales in this event. Speakers previewed upcoming breakthroughs in how we monitor carbon removals from local landscape restoration, avoided emissions from reducing deforestation, net GHG emissions from commodity supply chains, and more. You can view the recording here.
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Round Up
Large Rainforest Nations United. Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia announced a new formal partnership to cooperate on forest preservation. During talks preceding the G20 summit the three nations signed a joint statement stating their intent to work together to negotiate "a new sustainable funding mechanism" to help developing countries preserve their biodiversity, as well as to increase funding through the United Nations' REDD+ program for reducing deforestation.
African Cities Water Adaptation Fund. The World Resources Institute and partners launched the African Cities Water Adaptation Fund (ACWA Fund) with the aim of channeling $5 billion toward urban water resilience solutions in 100 African cities by 2032. The fund will enable city leaders to directly access funding and technical support to implement innovative solutions targeting a range of water issues, including integrated governance, watershed management, increasing sanitation services, improved stormwater management and wastewater management.
Forest Data Partnership. WRI, FAO, USAID, the U.S. Department of State, Google, NASA and Unilever announced a call to action from the Forest Data Partnership for companies, public institutions and NGOs to join forces in catalysing and operationalising better data on the world’s land and forests. The Forest Data Partnership invites participation from leading companies that buy, produce or finance forest-risk commodities along with national and sub-national governments, NGOs, and technical partners and communities to meet a set of three goals.
AWARe Initiative. Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam, with support from the World Meteorological Organization, announced the launch of the Action on Water, Adaptation, and Resilience (AWARe) international initiative. The initiative that will champion inclusive cooperation to address water related challenges and solutions across climate change adaptation. AWARe aims at contributing to a successful outcome at the 2023 UN Conference on Water and it brings together the Water and Climate Coalition, the Adaptation Action Coalition as well as the Marrakesh Partnership Climate Action Pathway Water towards scaling up adaptation action.
IKEA Climate Funding. The IKEA Foundation, a strategic philanthropy funded by IKEA owner INGKA Foundation, announced yesterday plans to deploy €600 million in climate funding by 2025. Key areas of deployment identified by the foundation include stimulating a shift to alternative and plant-based proteins, and reducing methane emissions in agriculture.
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TODAY'S EVENTS
All times local Sharm El-Sheikh time. The full schedule for the NatureZone can be viewed here.
Strengthening climate action in agriculture through regional integration
Time: 8:30–9:30am
Organizer: CGIAR, FAO, Rockefeller Foundation
Location: Food Pavilion
IUCN Climate Crisis Commission: Addressing the Nature & Climate Intertwined Crises
Time: 9:00-10:00am
Organizer: Nature4Climate
Location: Nature Zone Pavilion
The impact of animal feed on deforestation
Time: 9:15 – 10:30am
Organizer: WAP
Location: Food4Climate Pavilion
The Invisible Environmental Defenders: Afro-descendant Communities in the Americas
Time: 9:30-10:30am
Organizers: Government of Colombia, Afro-Interamerican Forum on Climate Change, House Foreign Affairs Committee, UN Permanent Forum for People of African Descent, conservation international
Location: Colombia Pavilion
Launch Of The Regional Program For Prevention And Control Of Deforestation In The Amazon
Session 1 – Lines Of Action For The Collegiate Action Of The 9 States
Time: 9:45-10:45am
Location: Legal Amazon Hub
Unlocking multi-stakeholder collaboration for transformative agrifood systems through NDCs and NAPs
Time: 10:00–11:00am
Organizer: cgiar, FAO, Rockefeller Foundation
Location: Food Pavilion
TD7: Water for Biodiversity and Nature Based Solutions
Time: 10:00am
Organizer: WWF, IUCN, and TNC
Location: Water Pavilion
Challenges Towards GX (Green Transformation)
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location: Japan Pavilion
Launch Of The Regional Program For Prevention And Control Of Deforestation In The Amazon
Session 2 – Round Of Solutions For Sustainable Development
Time: 10:50-11:45am
Location: Legal Amazon Hub
Overcoming Challenges in Scaling up REDD+ Implementation
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
Organizer: Wildlife Conservation Society
Location: Nature Zone Pavilion
Smallholder farmers lead the way to scale climate solutions
Time: 11:30am–12:30pm
Organizer: cgiar, FAO, Rockefeller Foundation
Location: Food Pavilion
Observing and understanding climate change and biodiversity from the coast to the deep ocean
Time: 11:30am-1:00pm
Organizer: Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO)
Location: Memphis
Engaging Business, Finance and Government in Climate Action and Solutions for Biodiversity
Time: 11:30am—1:00pm
Organizer: International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests
Location: Thebes
REDD+ Platform
Time: 11:30am-1:00pm
Organizer: Rainforest Nations Conservation Alliance (RNCA)
Location: Thutmose
Nature-based Solutions for climate-resilient Agrifood systems
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Location: Water Pavilion
Indigenous Plant-Based Foods to conserve biodiversity and combat climate change crisis
Time: 12:45 – 2:00pm
Organizer: PAHPO
Location: Food4Climate Pavilion
Accelerating Renewable Energy Internationally – Opportunities to Deliver on Climate and Biodiversity Goals
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM
Organizer: The Nature Conservancy
Location: Nature Zone Pavilion
The Amazon We Want: Investing In Restoration And Indigenous Territories To Avoid A Point Of No Return
Time: 1:00-2:30 Pm
Location: Legal Amazon Hub
Sharing best practices and lessons learned from capacity building for implementation of Article 6
Time: 1:15—3:45pm
Organizer: Government of Japan
Location: Akhenaten
Coordination and Collaboration towards Ocean Blue NDCs
Time: 1:15—3:45pm
Organizer: International Coastal and Ocean Organization (ICO)
Location: Memphis
Jointly combating the Climate and Biodiversity crises: the critical role of Nature-based Solutions
Time: 1:15—3:45pm
Organizer: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Location: Thebes
Partnerships accelerate action to protect blue carbon ecosystems for mitigation and adaptation
Time: 1:15—3:45pm
Organizer: government of Australia
Location: Thutmose
Jointly Combating the Climate and Biodiversity Crises: The Critical Role of Nature-Based Solutions
Time: 1:15 - 2:45pm
Organizer: World Resources Institute
Location: Room 7 (150)
UrbanShift: Catalyzing Climate Action with Nature-Positive Cities
Time: 1:30 - 03:00pm
Organizer: World Resources Institute and Global Environment Facility
Location: GCF-GEF Pavilion
Deindustrialization for transformation – Seeds become forest and food in the hands of those who care for the land
Time: 2:30 – 3:45pm
Organizer:Global Forest Coalition
Location: Food4Climate Pavilion
Perspectives For Sino-Amazon Collaboration – Sustainability In The Global Supply Chain
Time: 2:45-4:00pm
Location: Legal Amazon Hub
Catalyzing Corporate Climate Action through the Tropical Forest Credit Integrity Guide
Time: 3:00-4:00pm
Organizer: Environmental Defense Fund
Location: Nature Zone Pavilion
Accelerating A Just Transition In The Energy And Food Systems
Time: 3:00-4:00pm
Organizer: WBCSD
Location: Business Pavilion, Auditorium B
Towards a Robust VCM: Government Actions, Private Sector Engagement, and Carbon Market Integrity
Time: 3:00—4:30pm
Organizer: Climate Change Center (CCC)
Location: Akhenaten
Centering the protection of Rivers and Rights in achieving climate justice
Time: 3:00—4:30pm
Organizer: International Rivers Network
Location: Osiris
Jurisdictional Indigenous REDD+, Indigenous Climate Platform, Isolated Peoples and Carbon Piracy
Time: 3:00—4:30pm
Organizer: Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP)
Location: Thebes
Global to local: nature-based solutions for climate, nature, and people (Wetlands from Sahara & UK)
Time: 3:00—4:30pm
Organizer: BirdLife International and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Location: Thutmose
Youth and Indigenous Leadership in Canada's Road to Net-Zero | Youth and Indigenous Leadership on the Path to Carbon Neutrality in Canada
Time: 3:00pm
Organizer: Student Energy, SevenGen Council
Location: Canada Pavilion
High-level event on synergies between the Rio conventions
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
Organizer: Global Environment Facility
Location: GCF-GEF Pavilion
Nature-based solutions for Freshwater ecosystem restoration and climate resilience
Time: 3:30-4:40pm
Location: Water Pavilion
Elaborating the Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Framework (ACSAF) and its Plan of Action
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
Organizer: CGIAR, FAO, Rockefeller Foundation
Location: Food Pavilion
Programmatic-Financial Mechanism To Support Sustainable Development Of The Amazon In An Integrated And Cooperative Way
Time: 4:15-5:00 pm
Location: Legal Amazon Hub
Ocean-Climate-Society: challenges & opportunities for ocean mitigation, adaptation, finance & UNFCCC
Time: 4:45—6:15pm
Organizer: Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Location: Memphis
Nature-based solutions for Water and Climate Security
Time: 4:45—6:15pm
Organizer: International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)
Location: Osiris
Can Brazil be a global climate leader again? The role of the Amazon on Brazil's net zero emissions
Time: 4:45—6:15pm
Organizer: Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)
Location: Thutmose
Accelerating NBS for adaptation: Engaging stakeholders and securing finance to build resilience
Time: 5-6pm
Location: Water Pavilion
Conserving forests and enhancing food security in the Congo Basin
Time: 5:45 – 7:00pm
Organizer: Rainforest Alliance
Location: Food4Climate Pavilion
High Integrity Forests: Critical to Meeting Global Climate Targets
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Organizer: Wildlife Conservation Society
Location: Nature Zone Pavilion
Moving towards Article 6 implementation through capacity building and blending with climate finance
Time: 6:30—8:00pm
Organizer: University of Zurich (UZH)
Location: Akhenaten
Amazon in Emergency, indigenous actions for its defense and management
Time: 6:30—8:00pm
Organizer: Organización Regional de la Asociación Inter-Étnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana Ucayali (ORAU)
Location: Hatshepsut
The potential of REDD+ as a Cooperative Approaches and the need for capacity building
Time: 6:30—8:00pm
Organizer: Republic of Korea, International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), Soka Gakkai International Office for UN Affairs
Location: Tutankhamun, Blue Zone
Partnership To Address Global Emissions (Page) Happy Hour Reception
Time: 7:00 - 8:30pm
Organizers: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Partnership To Address Global Emissions
Location: IETA BusinessHub Lounge
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N4C AT COP
Nature Zone
The Nature Zone pavilion is a dedicated space at COP27 to bring to life the momentum, action, and impact that surrounds Nature Positive – the global goal to immediately halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. All events will be open for everyone to attend unless otherwise stated. Those not able to attend in person can watch the livestream on Nature4Climate’s YouTube channel.
Full schedule can be found our new website!
If you're on the ground, come find us in Zone C. Here's a helpful map, in case, like us, you find yourself hopelessly lost.
Nature's Newsroom
Nature’s Newsroom is a bespoke broadcast studio within the Nature Zone which will be sharing nature positive stories via video content captured at COP27. The Newsroom will broadcast live from its studio daily. There will be a Nature Positive show going live 10.30am local time each day, as well as interviews from partners including Eurovision and We Don't Have Time. For daily content from from the Newsroom, please go to the Trello board, where we will upload the best of our content each day.
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NBS IN THE NEWS
Global market for 'nature tech' poised to triple to $6bn by 2030
BusinessGreen, 14 November
Biggest rainforest nations form triple alliance to save jungle
Reuters, 11 November
Water scarcity on agenda as Cop27 climate talks enter second week
The Guardian, 14 November
To save the Congo basin rainforest, end the conflict in the DRC [Commentary]
Al Jazeera, 14 November
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits October record ahead of govt change
Reuters, 11 November
Food firms’ plans for 1.5C climate target fall short, say campaigners
The Guardian, 12 November
COP27 a Reminder That Swapping Out Debt for Conservation Funding Has Big Potential, But It’s Not Perfect
Triple Pundit, 14 November
Transforming A Standard Farming Practice Into A Form Of Climate Action
Forbes, 14 November
Toward sustainable land use in China: A perspective on China’s national land surveys
Science Direct, 14 November
The property rights battle is well underway as carbon capture companies plan to criss-cross Iowa
Yahoo News, 14 November
Subarctic boreal forest, vital for the planet, is at risk
Phys.org, 14 November
Replanted tropical trees don't survive for long, researchers tell us why
Business Insider India, 14 November
Rainforest giants Brazil, Indonesia, DR Congo sign deforestation pact
Phys.org, 14 November
Lula Moves to Put Brazil at Vanguard of Climate Negotiations
Yahoo News, 14 November
Incentivizing coordination in the adoption of sustainable land use when costs are heterogeneous: An economic experiment
Land Use Policy, 14 November
H&M, Inditex, Ben & Jerry's, and other leading retailers drive momentum on transition to forest-friendly supply chains USA
PR Newswire, 14 November
Biggest rainforest nations form triple alliance to save jungle
Reuters, 14 November
African Nations Demand More Money for Removing Emissions
US News, 14 November
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N4C TOOLS AND RESOURCES
N4C COMMITMENT TRACKER
Nature4Climate has developed a “ NBS commitment tracker” – an evaluation of progress on joint action commitments that have been made on nature-based solutions from 2019 to 2022. The tracker shows some good progress across a number of different initiatives and commitments, but also that there is much more to do. Overall it tracks 80 commitments so far, and finds that 55% demonstrate substantial signs of progress or completion, while 45% show only small signs of progress, or no progress at all.
N4C POLICY TRACKER
Nature4Climate and our partners Metabolic have updated and expanded the database for the NbS Policy Tracker, launched in 2021 at COP26. The NbS Policy Tracker is the world’s largest global database of public policies that facilitate the delivery of crucial NbS solutions. This includes legislation (laws or constitutions), subsidies, and strategies and plans with budgets. In addition to these policies, the database now also includes NbS in international commitments, such as the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).
The nature-based policies identified—both last year and this year—will be available on the new N4C website and further integrated into N4C’s upcoming naturebase platform.
NATUREBASE
Nature4Climate is developing a new online platform to help decision makers put Natural Climate Solutions into action: naturebase. The tool will deliver information grounded in science, lighting up pathways to protect, manage, and restore nature for measurable climate benefits. Users will be able to explore and compare target areas across forests, wetlands, grasslands, and agricultural lands, while considering issues such as land tenure, opportunity cost, financing opportunities, and enabling conditions at global, regional, national and local level, as well as discover new case studies. Chris Zganjar, lead scientist is at the NatureZone until this Friday answering questions and presenting a prototype of the platform, set to launch at COP 28. To learn more, visit www.naturebase.org
CASE STUDY MAPPER
N4C is compiling case studies that highlight action on the ground, and we’re proud to present our NBS Case Study map. This is a product of a collaborative effort to enhance knowledge and to bring to the surface the development of nature-based solutions in countries around the world. The projects showcased in this index are not exhaustive, and we understand that there are many more excellent examples that were not included in this list. Really, this is just the start; the result of the first step in the journey to crowdsource case studies from around the world.
The map and underlying index will continue to be updated and improved continuously throughout the coming days, weeks and months. It currently does not comprehensively assess levels of implementation and impacts on the ground, instead, it provides a first overview of what and where climate action linked to NbS is taking place.
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