Ocean threats: acidification, deoxygenation, warming, heatwaves. Do we have anything useful to bend, change, or reverse the results? This brochure, conceived to advocate and educate at the UNFCCC COP27 meetings, summarises these threats and how various solutions (explained within) can actually…
Food systems are increasingly called upon to enforce human and environmental rights. But what does this mean for farmers’ livelihoods? Accessing funding and innovative financial instruments for adaptation and mitigation are necessary to rapidly scale up food system transformation among small…
The ocean is at the crossroads of all major challenges facing humanity today, and climate change and biodiversity loss are no exception. It is a key to the sustainable world we must build as it ensures food security, human well-being, decent jobs, energy transition, a fruitful economy, healthy…
Unsustainable wood exploitation, traditional slash and burn agriculture practices and mining activities are accelerating biodiversity loss in the Republic of Guinea, according to a study examining the country’s economic sectors with the largest impact on the environment. Ìý
SNV’s role in the EWMR Technical Assistance (TA) Consortium is to support the development of innovative finance mechanisms and value chains to improve economic and ecological benefits within Sebeya and other catchments. To accomplish this, key interventions have been focusing on…
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Leaders Forum Jeju 2022 converged around the urgent need for a global transition to a nature-positive economy. The Forum brought together leaders from government, civil society, Indigenous people’s organisations, business and finance in Jeju, Republic of Korea. Leaders from across…
Plastic waste and pollution affect every part of the globe and every ecosystem. Innovative solutions that use recycled plastic material for reusable food containers, construction materials, furniture, and partnerships for bottle-to-bottle recycling are highlighted in the eight business plans and…
Nairobi, Kenya, 19ÌýOctober 2022 -ÌýSustainable Inclusive Business Kenya (SIB-K), a knowledge centre under the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), will partner with TheRockGroup (TRG), the European Union, and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ (International Union for Conservation of Nature), to co-host the…
Jeju, Republic of Korea, 15 October 2022 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Leaders Forum Jeju 2022 closed today with the resounding conclusion that the world must measure progress towards a nature-positive future. Today’s Closing Ceremony ended three days of high-level debate, and presented key outcomes…