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The world has reached a sobering climate milestone—global temperatures last year exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, officially breaching the critical threshold set by the Paris Agreement. While this doesn’t permanently doom our climate goals, it signals that time is running…
A devastating cycle is unfolding across West Africa, where widespread deforestation is accelerating a water crisis that now threatens over 122 million people in Ghana, Niger, and Nigeria. A comprehensive 12-year study using satellite data has revealed the stark reality:…
For centuries, Sweden’s vast boreal forests have been the stuff of legends—dark, mysterious woodlands that provided sustenance and shelter to generations. Today, these same forests fuel a global industry, making Sweden one of the world’s largest exporters of paper, timber,…
Brazil unveiled an ambitious new financing mechanism at the COP30 climate summit in Belém that could revolutionize how the world protects its remaining tropical forests. The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) represents a groundbreaking shift from traditional conservation funding by…
Indonesia has announced an ambitious pledge to recognize Indigenous and customary community rights to 3.5 million acres of forest by 2029—a promise that would quadruple the country’s officially recognized customary forests. Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni unveiled the plan at…
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…
A Kenyan court has delivered a decisive victory for environmental activists by permanently blocking a massive coal power plant that threatened one of the country’s most pristine ecosystems. The Environment and Land Court upheld a 2019 decision revoking the environmental…
Scientists have coined a powerful new term to describe seabirds’ critical role in sustaining life across our planet: the “circular seabird economy.” This concept, detailed in a recent Nature review, reveals how these ocean-dwelling birds serve as nature’s ultimate delivery…
Traditional medicine in the Democratic Republic of Congo is vanishing at an alarming rate, not because it lacks effectiveness, but because it’s being squeezed out by an increasingly standardized medical world. This ancient knowledge system, passed down through generations, is…
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…
