N4C Weekly Briefing
18 - 24 January 2023
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Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest provider are worthless, analysis shows
The Guardian, Patrick Greenfield, 18 January
The Guardian reported on studies that have questioned the credibility of some forest carbon credits registered under Verra's methodologies. Die Zeit and SourceMaterial also contributed to the reporting. This reporting has catalyzed a broad range of responses and discussion around the underlying analysis, the assumptions used, and the broader role of carbon credits in the fight against climate change. Verra responds that the studies overlooked "project-specific factors that cause deforestation", and states, "As a result, these studies massively miscalculate the impact of REDD+ projects". Verra's chief, David Antonioli, writes an article about why Verra engages in the REDD+ space. Steve Zwick, Senior Manager of Media Relations at Verra shares an in-depth LinkedIn article on the engagement he had with reporters about these noted scientific differences. The World Economic Forum publishes a response from leaders at The Nature Conservancy, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Tropical Forest Alliance, Environmental Defense Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society, Conservation International, and the University of São Paulo who highlight 5 reasons why forest carbon credits are an important part of climate action. Mark Moroge and Breanna Lujan of the Environmental Defense Fund share tips for companies navigating the tropical forest carbon credit marketplace. Carbon Pulse reports that carbon credit rating agencies like Sylvera and Calyx Global note that while scrutiny over the quality of REDD+ credits is “sorely needed,” The Guardian article relied on overly-simplified analysis to attack the entire concept of protecting standing forest through carbon crediting. (Read Sylvera's response here) Everland shares their own statement on what they see as the flaws behind the underlying analysis. CIFOR-ICRAF shares a post with insights from their scientists who caution not to abandon forest carbon offsets.
The Guardian interviews leading scientists on the role carbon offsets should play in society's efforts to solve climate change. The Guardian's Environment Editor Fiona Harvey digs into how necessary carbon credits to protect forests will be in the coming years and if anticipated standards to hold credit providers and buyers to higher standards will solve the industry's issues. GreenBiz shares a report from Conservation International and the We Mean Business coalition that finds the majority of companies that are utilizing carbon credits do so as part of their strategy for immediate climate action alongside internal emission reductions.
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A FRESH PERSPECTIVE
We are working to use this platform to share more diverse voices and perspectives in the global discourse around NCS. As part of this effort we are starting a new section in the newsletter that will highlight opinions and messages from stakeholders not normally covered in major media outlets. If you see an interesting perspective that you think more people should hear, please share it with us. Opinions shared in this section do not necessarily represent the views of Nature4Climate.
Voluntary Carbon Markets: A misunderstood Climate Solution
By: Sandeep Roy Choudhury,
"The current resistance towards voluntary carbon markets around the world is a very privileged view that needs to change. Carbon markets often provide incentives and financing for the most downtrodden and the first responders to climate change. There are countries in the global south, who desperately need this last mile finance, a finance that is not a debt, grant or equity, a form of capital which derives itself from a business taking responsibility for their emissions voluntarily (not compensation, as this is often touted as, wrongly so in my opinion) as opposed to doing nothing. We do not yet live in a perfect world, which means that the transition to zero emission choices is going to take time."
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Coming Soon to Carbon-Credit Markets: New Principles Aiming to Enhance Quality
Wall Street Journal, Dieter Holger, 18 January
Wall Street Journal reports that the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market announced it would publish a set of Core Carbon Principles in March 2023. "Around the third quarter of this year, credits meeting the standards will receive a CCP-compliant badge—a seal of approval akin to the certifications awarded to producers of organic food." The introduction of this standard and a separate standard by the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity initiative that will assess corporate buyers are anticipated to fix some of the quality issues identified in current markets. BusinessGreen, The Guardian, E&E News, and Quantum Commodity Intelligence all cover the anticipated standard.
Carbon Pulse shares that the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) has begun accepting applications from companies wanting their nature-based targets validated by the group, expected to drive private-sector biodiversity ambition. Carbon Pulse reports that the UN Environment Programme with S&P Global have released a methodology for their Nature Risk Profile tool to analyze companies’ impacts and dependencies on nature. Carbon Pulse covers the launch of a WWF tool that is similarly intended to help companies and investors better understand their impacts and dependencies on biodiversity.
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Lula accuses Bolsonaro of genocide against Yanomami in Amazon
The Guardian, Tom Phillips, 22 January
The Guardian reports that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has accused Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right administration of committing genocide against the Yanomami people of the Amazon, amid public outrage over a humanitarian catastrophe in the country’s largest Indigenous territory. Reuters shares that Brazil's ministry of health has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, the country's largest Indigenous reservation bordering Venezuela, following reports of children dying of malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining. Sumaúma provides a deeper perspective by sharing photographs and data obtained from the government that indicate that in the four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right administration, 570 young Yanomami children died in Yanomami territory, in what have been called “preventable deaths”: diseases that are easily preventable or have readily available cures. The article details how the Yanomani sought additional government assistance from the Bolsonaro administration after "the dismantling of indigenous health care during the four years of Bolsonaro’s government" without results. Mongabay and many other outlets have reported on the illegal gold mining operations that have plagued the Yanomani people in the Amazon rainforest for years. UOL notes that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights engaged Brazilian authorities about the dire conditions of the Indigenous population on several occasions during the Bolsonaro administration. Inside Climate News shares a report from the World Resources Institute that finds forests managed by Indigenous peoples and other local communities in the Amazon region draw vast amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere while the rest of the rainforest has become a net source of the greenhouse gas.
Reuters reports on the first anti-deforestation law enforcement raids under President Lula. Reuters reporters joined the law enforcement officers on their mission in the rainforest state of Pará to stop loggers and ranchers illegally clearing the forest. Reuters also covers Brazil's Environment Minister Marina Silva's speech at the World Economic Forum Davos meeting, highlighting that international investments have not materialized as contributions to help her country reduce deforestation in the Amazon and contribute to fighting global climate change. Quantum Carbon Daily notes that Amazon deforestation in 2022 increased to its highest level in 15 years according to satellite data.
Bloomberg reports that Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi said he would cancel a controversial plan to allow drilling for oil and gas in one of the world’s most important carbon sinks if he wins an election later this year. A hopeful sign that Lula's victorious campaign centered on protecting nature and people could become the model for other politicians.
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Brazilian meat giant under fire for allegedly misleading investors
The Washington Post, Steven Mufson, 18 January
The Washington Post shares that NGO Mighty Earth filed a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS is already failing to meet its emissions targets that are tied to $3.2 billion worth of “green bonds” it sold to investors. Mighty Earth wants the agency to impose penalties and injunctions on the Brazilian company, which it says has contributed to or ignored deforestation carried out by its suppliers. If JBS fails to reach its targets for greenhouse gas emissions, it will be penalized and will pay bondholders a “step up amount or premium payment,” the company says. Global Capital, Feed Navigator, and ESG Investor all cover the story.
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Kerry Takes Davos Stage to Launch US ‘Natural Capital’ Survey
Bloomberg, Josh Wingrove, 19 January
Bloomberg covers the announcement of the new National Strategy to Develop Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decisions for the US announced by Special Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry at the World Economic Forum's Davos meeting. The strategy will help track the value of land, air, water and other natural assets in relation to the economic activity they support, in the face of climate change risks.
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION
World Economic Forum in collaboration with Bain & Company share a new report that defines a set of key sustainable food systems transitions (for which authoritative data is available across most countries) and selected seven "early mover" countries whose performance has been comparatively strong and whose examples and lessons are widely relevant.
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The National Indian Carbon Coalition and Meta pledge to support and promote a model of carbon projects that centers the leadership, traditional ecological knowledge, and vision of Indigenous Peoples for themselves and the land they manage.
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Global Reporting Initiative shares its Biodiversity Standard for public comment to test the clarity, feasibility, completeness, and relevance of the drafted Standard.
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Forest Trends publishes a report on the potential for an “Amazon Bioeconomy” that mimics traditional Amazon management systems, creating a diversity of supply chains based on the incredible natural wealth of the region.
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University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment leads publication of the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report which shows most removal is done with NBS currently, but technology solutions will need to grow rapidly to meet climate goals.
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Environmental Finance publishes Biodiversity Insight 2023, featuring articles about how investors are incorporating biodiversity concerns into their decisions in light of the Global Biodiversity Framework agreed at COP15.
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USAID launches the Enterprises for Development, Growth, and Empowerment (EDGE) Fund, an innovative new fund designed to unlock and unleash outsized private sector impacts on global development challenges including nature conservation and restoration.
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Taskforce on Nature Markets with the Igarapé Institute shares a report that explores the insights of industry experts and insiders across food, agriculture, finance, international trade and sustainability, with the goal of identifying market interventions that could promote nature positive and equitable outcomes, alongside four revealing regional case studies.
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World Economic Forum and Bain & Company publishes a briefing paper on the critical challenges delaying the voluntary carbon market from achieving scale. It also recommends actions that corporate leaders can adopt to address these challenges as part of a decarbonization agenda.
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Forest Carbon Partnership Facility releases their 2022 Annual Report highlighting the Facility’s wins from 2021/22, program updates and details of their funds, including the large-scale jurisdictional forest fund – the Climate Emissions Reduction Facility which aims to be fully operational in 2023 and has a short-term capitalisation target of $1 billion.
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U.S. Global Change Research Program shares two events for the public to weigh in on the nation's first National Nature Assessment that aims to take stock of nature across the nation, synthesize what we know about how nature matters to people's lives and the economy, and explore how nature is likely to fare in the future in Washington, DC. Event One and Event Two.
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Fuelwood collection and unsustainable agricultural practices in Albania, particularly in the poorest regions that often lack economic opportunities, have left land eroded, degraded and unproductive for farming. This BioCarbon Fund assisted natural regeneration project restores 5,357 hectares of degraded land through initiatives that span 24 communes in over 100 villages across the country. By supporting natural regeneration of vegetation in the area, the initiative has helped decrease soil degradation, improve water quality and protect biodiversity. The project’s framework also sought input from the communities involved, who were partially responsible for choosing sites for reforestation and participated in the implementation of the programs.
N4C is compiling an index of NBS case studies, together with an interactive map, to highlight action on the ground. Each week, we will be choosing a case study to present, to help give concrete examples of work being done to bring NBS theory into practice.
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A set of new studies covered by The Guardian estimate that more than 90% of rainforest conservation credits developed by Verra do not represent carbon emission reductions.
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GOOD NEWS
Landmark deals give Indigenous key role in Canada resource projects
Two landmark deals in western Canada could reshape the role of Indigenous nations in resource development projects, placing greater power in the hands of groups that have long been excluded and signalling a possible shift in how industry and governments negotiate with communities on the frontlines of environmental degradation.
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NATURE JOBS/OPPORTUNITIES
In this section, we'll be posting NBS-related jobs as a service to the community. If you have an opportunity you'd like featured in the newsletter, please send the details to us.
- Senior Director, Food and Agriculture - Climate Advisers
- Climate-Related Risk Senior Associate - Climate Advisers
- Climate-Related Risk Internship - Climate Advisers
- Project Manager - ICVCM
- Forest Carbon Modeller - BC Ministry of Forests
- Communications Officer Forests, People, Climate - Climate and Land Use Alliance
- Chief of Staff - Rootless
- Head of Growth - ruumi
- Sr. Manager, Regenerative Agriculture Markets & Standards - Danone
- 2023 AgFunder Grow Impact Accelerator Program - AgFunder Grow
- The Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship - Mongabay
- Junior Associate for Technical Assistance & Capacity Building, Secretariat of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People - World Resources Institute
- Program Officer for Technical Assistance & Capacity Building, Secretariat of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People - World Resources Institute
- Program Officer for Financial Engagement, Secretariat of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People - World Resources Institute
- Program Officer for Political Engagement, Secretariat of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People - World Resources Institute
- Grants & Finance Specialist, Secretariat of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People - World Resources Institute
- Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People Secretariat - World Resources Institute
- Communication and Engagement Specialist, Land & Carbon - World Resources Institute
- Agriculture and Climate Research Associate - World Resources Institute
- Sustainable Finance Specialist (Nature & Biodiversity) - ZSL
- Communication and Engagement Officer - RECOFTC
- Project Coordinator, Community-based Fire Management in Asia, Thailand - RECOFTC
- Associate Editor - Nature India
- Journalist Fellowship Programme - Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
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Media Round-Up
Conservation
Biodiversity, human rights safeguards crucial to nature-based solutions: Critics
Mongabay, Sahana Ghosh, 18 January
Faith groups help to save disappearing forests
UNEP, 11 January
How Patagonia helped save Europe's last wild river - and navigated a path for others to follow
BusinessGreen, Cecilia Keating, 19 January
PRI to launch collaborative nature stewardship initiative
Responsible Investor, Gina Gambetta, 17 January
Understanding reptile intelligence can aid conservation and safeguard ecosystems (commentary)
Mongabay, Deyatima Ghosh, 19 January
Reciprocal Water Agreements protect millions of hectares of Bolivian forest
Mongabay, Michelle Carrere, 19 January
SOUTH AFRICA: Investec obtains $80M to finance climate projects
Afrik 21, Jean Marie Takouleu, 19 January
DRC: Action to dislodge M23 rebels from Virunga National Park
Afrik 21, Boris Ngounou, 19 January
Brazil-DRC-Indonesia rainforest alliance to begin work in February
Quantum Commodity Intelligence, 20 January
Thai public company to manage 3,500 ha mangrove project
Quantum Commodity Intelligence, 20 January
Biodiversity: engage to change
Environmental Finance
Jefferies: Investors 'underappreciate' EU nature policy
Environmental Finance
Azerbaijan’s Hirkan Forests may be added to UNESCO Natural Heritage List
News.az, 13 January
Cambodia Seeks UNESCO World Heritage Status to Protect a Mekong Biodiversity Hotspot
Bangkok Tribune, Tom Fawthrop, 14 January
Nature Based Solutions: Wet Land Restoration Funding
California Grants Portal, 12 January
Global carbon removal off track for meeting Paris targets
Politico, Chelsea Harvet, 19 January
BENIN: Berlin finances the preservation of the sacred forest of Kpékonzoun
Afrik 21, Boris Ngounou, 17 January
How New York City’s Trees and Shrubs Help Clear Its Air
New York Times, Winston Choi-Schagrin, 19 January
Chile rejects $2.5bn iron and copper mine planned near penguin reserve
The Guardian, John Bartlett, 18 January
Portugal agrees to swap Cape Verde's debt for environmental investment
Reuters, John Bartlett, 23 January
Indigenous and Local Communities
Podcast: At COP 15, biodiversity finance, Indigenous rights, and corporate influence
Mongabay, Mike DiGirolamo, 11 January
Indigenous Kogi worldview aims to change face of conservation for good
Mongabay, Kimberley Brown, 18 January
For Indigenous Brazilians, capital attack was ‘scenario of war’ akin to deforestation
Mongabay, Karla Mendes, 13 January
At a rubber plantation in Liberia, history repeats in a fight over land
Mongabay, Ashoka Mukpo, 17 January
Temasek Funds Biotech Firm Living Carbon for GMO Super Trees
Carbon Credits, Jennifer L, 17 January
Australian niobium mining project instills 16 years of anxiety for Malawi communities
Mongabay, Charles Mpaka, 18 January
Brazil’s Defender of the Indigenous Brings Their Fight to the Shed
New York Times, Jill Langlois, 20 January
Poisoned by pesticides: Health crisis deepens in Brazil’s Indigenous communities
Mongabay, Aimee Gabay, 16 January
Honduran environmental defenders shot dead in broad daylight | Honduras | The Guardian
The Guardian, Nina Lakhani, 11 January
Atlanta Police Kill Forest Defender at Protest Encampment Near Proposed “Cop City” Training Center
Democracy Now, Amy Goodman, 20 January
Sápara: the Amazon community going global in its fight against oil majors
China Dialogue, Isabel Alarcón, 19 January
Brazilian police name alleged ‘mastermind’ behind murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
The Guardian, Tom Phillips, 23 January
The ‘carbon pirates’ preying on Amazon’s Indigenous communities
The Guardian, Patrick Greenfield, 21 January
Climate Engagement Canada net-zero benchmark puts focus on indigenous rights
Responsible Investor, Gina Gambetta, 24 January
Carbon Markets
Pará fortalece capacidades para garantir acesso ao mercado de carbono
Amazon Brazil Radio Web, 19 January
World Economic Forum and Indonesia partner on blue carbon
Quantum Commodity Intelligence, 19 January
Nature-based benchmark falls below Corsia credits in first in years
Quantum Commodity Intelligence, 19 January
Brazilian mining company inks 10-year REDD+ credit deal
Quantum Commodity Intelligence, 19 January
SBTN opens for initial screening of corporate nature-based targets
Carbon Pulse, Stian Reklev, 19 January
Indonesia, WEF partner to scale up blue carbon
Carbon Pulse, 19 January
Brazilian metals and mineral company agrees long-term offtake for REDD+ offsets
Carbon Pulse, 19 January
Two major airlines eye multi-year carbon credit agreements
Carbon Pulse, 19 January
Investment in carbon credit project development jumps to $10 bln in 2022 despite price slump
Carbon Pulse, 19 January
New IEAGHG Technical Report: 2023-01 Integrating CCS in international cooperation and carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme, Samantha Neades, 18 January
El Ministerio de Ambiente lanza la “Hoja de Ruta” para el Desarrollo del Futuro Mercado Nacional de Carbono (MNC) – MiAmbiente
Republic of Panama Ministry of Environment, 13 January
UK forestry fund completes £19 mln investment across 11 projects
Carbon Pulse, 20 January
BRIEFING: Tax undermines carbon projects in DRC, say financiers
Quantum Commodity Intelligence, 18 January
4 ways to scale blue carbon
LinkedIn, Jennifer Morris, 18 January
UPDATE: ACR project to report carbon loss after wildfire
QC Intel, 23 January
Climate finance investor partners to generate nature-based credits
QC Intel, 23 January
South Pole to review all its REDD+ projects
QC Intel, 23 January
‘Nowhere else to go’: forest communities of Alto Mayo, Peru, at centre of offsetting row
The Guardian, Patrick Greenfield, 18 January
Voluntary carbon markets set to become at least five times bigger by 2030 -Shell
Reuters, 19 January
Primary VCM could grow up to 40% in 2023
QC Intel, 19 January
Fear of greenwashing is 'main barrier' to corporate use of carbon credits
Responsible Investor, Gina Gambetta, 16 January
Oregon offset project that failed to report wildfire carbon loss compliant for now, California’s ARB says
Carbon Pulse, 23 January
Australian councils told to cut emissions rather than spend millions on overseas carbon offsets
Carbon Pulse, Joe Hinchliffe, 23 January
Nature Loss
While you were on holiday, Ontario stripped conservation authority powers
The Narwhal, Fatima Syed, 19 January
How NEPA guidance could favor climate projects over ecosystems - E&E News
E&E News, Jean Chemnick, 19 January
USDA outlines $490M plan to address wildfire risks
Politico, Marc Heller, 19 January
Fishers on Indonesia’s Batam Island suffer as mangrove cover declines
Mongabay, Yogi Eka Sahputra, 16 January
'Economic and environmental wrecking ball': Study tots up £83bn cost of Retained EU Law Bill
BusinessGreen, Michael Holder, 18 January
How much of Bangladesh’s protected forests are really protected?
Mongabay, Mahadi Al Hasnat, 17 January
Georgia regulators release plans for mine near Okefenokee
E&E News, Hannah Northey, 19 January
'The situation is poor across the board': Watchdog slams government failure to tackle nature decline
BusinessGreen, Michael Holder, 18 January
States see lithium rush for EVs as environmentalists urge caution
The Hill, Zack Budryk, 20 January
MEPs shape up for fight over inclusion of investors in EU due diligence directive
Responsible Investor, Gina Gambetta, 20 January
Climate change is threatening Madagascar's famous forests – our study shows how serious it is
The Conversation, Daniel Hending & Marc Holderied, 19 January
INTERVIEW: New EU deforestation law will set global benchmark despite risk of loopholes
Carbon Pulse, Roy Manuell, 17 January
Biodiversity-related litigation expected to be on the rise -experts
Carbon Pulse, Katherine Monahan, 18 January
MAAP #174: Following Raid, Illegal Mining Camps Still Intact on Yapacana Tepui (Venezuela Amazon)
Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project, M Finer & A Ariñez, 16 January
The sweet spot: is ethical and affordable chocolate possible?
The Guardian, Elizabeth G Dunn, 21 January
Nature Under Threat in Ecuador as Gold Miners Target National Park
Insight Crime, Javier Lizcano Villalba, 20 January
Indonesian authorities warn about increased forest fire risk
QC Intel, 23 January
Asian banks lag on nature risks, WWF finds
Carbon Pulse, 13 January
The psychedelic ibogaine can treat addiction. The race is on to cash in
The Guardian, Kaitlin Sullivan, 24 January
Record number of financials request firms to disclose environmental impact -report
Carbon Pulse, 23 January
Voluntary carbon market could reach $1 trillion valuation under right rules, say analysts
Carbon Pulse, 23 January
Researchers discover elephant extinction could have major impact on atmospheric carbon levels
Phys.org, 23 January
Restoration
Why are We Spending ⅓ of a Restoration Project’s Funding on Permitting?
Environmental Policy Innovation Center, Becca Madsen, 10 January
Conservation is not enough - we need to restore the Amazon forest
World Economic Forum, Carlos Nobre, Nathália Nascimento, Julia Arieira & Pedro H. S. Brancalion, 19 January
Haaland to promote Florida Everglades restoration work
E&E News, Jennifer Yachnin, 20 January
Climate fintech firm Aspiration becomes foundational investor in nature-based restoration project developer Compassionate Carbon
Carbon Pulse, 21 January
A resolution to restore our natural world in 2023
BusinessGreen, Tony Juniper, 18 January
MOROCCO: In Khénifra, the Atlas Cedars Biosphere Reserve will be rehabilitated
Afrik 21, Benoit-Ivan Wansi, 20 January
Asian demand for timber to intensify pressure on Central Africa’s forests
Forest News, Amindeh Blaise, 16 January
Forest landslides' frequency, size influenced more by road building, logging than heavy rain
Phys.org, Steve Lundeberg, 18 January
Explained: How forest fires worsen flash floods in the Himalayas | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific
Eco Business, Karan Anand, 19 January
Newark Gets $1.2M Grant to Plant More Sidewalk Trees
Tap Into, John Lee, 23 January
New Orleans has a new goal for building a greener city: plant 100K trees in 20 years
WWNO, Halle Parker, 20 January
Can cities eliminate heat-related death in a warming world? Phoenix is trying.
Grist, Emma Loewe, 24 January
Nature Tech
Q&A: Climatologist Carlos Nobre’s dream of an Amazon Institute of Technology
Mongabay, Jaqueline Sordi, 16 January
Improving data systems to boost monitoring of community forestry programs
RECOFTC, Karen Emmons, 20 January
Sustainable Forestry
Reclamation, reuse and the Urban Wood Project
GreenBiz, Suz Okie, 20 January
‘Mature’ forests storing carbon can actually be pretty young, study says
Politico, Marc Heller, 18 January
Wood banks emerge as vital source of heat while US gas bills still on the rise
The Guardian, Aliya Uteuova, 20 January
Exposed: How EU countries use firewood to bloat their renewable energy stats
Euractiv, Frédéric Simon, 23 January
Agriculture and Soil Health
Report: Paying farmers to sequester CO2 far cheaper than carbon capture tech
BusinessGreen, Michael Holder, 20 January
House to try to override veto of EPA spending bill
POLITICO, 20 January
The world’s largest food companies have gone backwards on net zero
Just Food, David Burrows, 21 November 2022
Nescafé unveils $1 billion regenerative coffee farming plan
Greenbiz, Michael Holder, 11 October 2022
ADM announces new regenerative ag goal
Food Business News, Lisa Berry, 7 December 2022
Perdue Farms, Bayer partner to create a more sustainable supply chain
Supermarket Perimeter, Susan Reidy, 27 September 2022
Op-ed: Some Regenerative Farms Are Weathering California’s Unprecedented Rainfall [Commentary]
Civil Eats, Ryan Peterson, 13 January
Ecotourism and education: Win-win solution for Pantanal jaguars and ranchers
Mongabay, Sarah Brown, 20 January
The sweet spot: is ethical and affordable chocolate possible?
The Guardian, Elizabeth G Dunn, 21 January
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