Deforestation
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Congo Basin deforestation threatens regional rainfall and global cocoa supply
New ZCA analysis finds that conservation is cheaper than the cost of inaction for European importers.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado reduces soy production and threatens supply chains
Brazil and soy-importing countries face a critical window to support forest-positive agriculture and secure future soy supplies.
Nov 2024
Net-zero progress overblown by inconsistencies in land carbon accounting
The potential for land carbon sequestration is overestimated in NDCs and scientific models, making commitments unrealistic and endangering the Paris Agreement goals.
Nov 2023
Biodiversity offsetting and biocredits
A handful of countries are setting up 'nature markets' for trading biodiversity offsets, but the concept could lead to greater damage to biodiversity.
Apr 2022
IPCC WGIII report: The land sector and climate mitigation
The land sector can provide up to 30% of the global mitigation needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C and 2°C.
Oct 2021
Indigenous people are essential to 1.5C
Indigenous people and traditional local communities are guardians of the forests that are vital to limiting global warming.