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Colombia banks on forest economy to deliver climate ambition leap

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, forests, fossil fuels, land, Net zeroBy CCR@IIXXI8 January 14, 2021

Since the end of a 50-year civil war, Colombia has seen a spike in forest clearance, that the government now hopes to reverse with agroforestry...

France and UK lead push for climate finance to restore nature

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, forests, natureBy CCR@IIXXI8 January 11, 2021

Campaigners welcomed commitments to ramp up funding for biodiversity but raised concerns it came at the expense of other climate and aid spending The post...

Arthur Middleton, Justin Brashares: Biden plans to conserve 30 percent of America’s lands

forests, global warming, land use, NEWS_ARCHIVE, opinion, POLITICS, RSS_NEWSBy CCR@IIXXI8 December 22, 2020

That’s how much land Biden wants to conserve over the next decade. But is it possible?

The net tightens around illegal logging operations in Pará, Bolsonaro’s stronghold

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, forests, landBy CCR@IIXXI8 December 21, 2020

Uruará voted for Brazil’s rightwing president hoping for a more relaxed approach to illegal logging, but enforcement agencies are cracking down The post The net...

Brazil sets ‘indicative’ goal of carbon neutrality by 2060

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, forests, land, Net zeroBy CCR@IIXXI8 December 9, 2020

Brazil is seeking to join the net zero club, but campaigners denounced its pledge as meaningless while deforestation rises under President Bolsonaro The post Brazil...

Brazil must reverse deforestation trends before EU finalises Mercosur trade deal

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, forestsBy CCR@IIXXI8 December 1, 2020

Imazon study finds indigenous people’s territories at greatest risk from forest clearance as a result of growing agricultural activity under the agreement The post Brazil...

Bolsonaro’s attack on the Amazon breaches Brazil’s constitution, climate lawyers argue

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, deforestation, forests, landBy CCR@IIXXI8 November 18, 2020

Brazilian campaigners are fighting in the Supreme Court to reinstate anti-deforestation policies and resources slashed by the Bolsonaro administration The post Bolsonaro’s attack on the...

Landless Brazilians are invading more and more protected areas of the Amazon

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, forests, landBy CCR@IIXXI8 November 13, 2020

Emboldened by President Bolsonaro, landless people are settling in environmental reserves and indigenous territories The post Landless Brazilians are invading more and more protected areas...

Mark Carney oversees blueprint for scaling up carbon market as offset demand soars

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, forests, Net zeroBy CCR@IIXXI8 November 10, 2020

With more and more businesses setting net zero emissions targets, the voluntary carbon market needs stronger quality control to scale up, says UN special envoy...

Mayan communities are suing the Mexican government over a million solar panel megaproject

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, energy, forests, land, mexicoBy CCR@IIXXI8 October 23, 2020

Indigenous communities say they did not give consent for a Total-backed solar megaproject on their land The post Mayan communities are suing the Mexican government...