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As the world prepares for COP30 climate talks in Brazil’s Amazon gateway city of Belém, fisheries ministers from Brazil and Portugal are making a compelling case for “blue foods” – seafood, seaweed, and other aquatic-based nutrition – as an underutilized…
Just days before world leaders gathered in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit, African environmental advocates made their voices heard from Cotonou, Benin. The 6th Climate Chance Africa 2025 Summit brought together civil society groups, local governments, and community organizations…
While world leaders debate complex technological solutions at high-stakes climate negotiations, environmental researchers are pointing to a more straightforward approach: empowering Indigenous communities who already protect vast carbon-storing forests. A recent gathering at Sira village in Southwest Papua brought together…
Bill Gates, a prominent advocate for both global health and climate action, has stirred controversy with his recent essay “Three Tough Truths About Climate.” While Gates has historically championed clean energy innovation and climate solutions, critics argue his latest position…
With the COP30 climate summit set to take place in the Amazon, a glaring contradiction in climate finance is coming into sharp focus: Indigenous and local communities protect more than one-third of the world’s intact tropical forests, yet receive less…
Despite receiving over $20 billion in international funding pledges, Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall initiative is failing to deliver the large-scale environmental benefits it promised, according to a new study published in Land Use Policy journal. The Great Green Wall…
