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EU Parliament Scraps Deforestation Country Risk Rankings, Casting Doubt on EUDR

EU Parliament Scraps Deforestation Country Risk Rankings, Casting Doubt on EUDR

Key Impact Points: EU Lawmakers Vote Down Country Risk Classification in EUDR The European Parliament has voted to reject the EU Deforestation Regulation’s (EUDR) benchmarking system that categorizes countries by deforestation risk, dealing a significant setback to the bloc’s effort to eliminate deforestation-linked products from EU supply chains. The EUDR,

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Piauí Partners with Silvania to Launch Jurisdictional REDD+ Program for Forest Protection and Sustainable Development

Piauí Partners with Silvania to Launch Jurisdictional REDD+ Program for Forest Protection and Sustainable Development

Key Impact Points: Piauí Advances Climate Leadership with Landmark Carbon Agreement The State of Piauí has signed a breakthrough agreement with Silvania, a global natural capital investment platform backed by a USD $500 million commitment, to implement a jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD) program aimed at halting deforestation and fostering sustainable development.

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Small Island Nations Partner with UNEP to Drive Big Gains in Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Resilience

Small Island Nations Partner with UNEP to Drive Big Gains in Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Resilience

Key Impact Points: Small Islands, Big Impact More than 30 small island developing states (SIDS) are accelerating environmental action through ambitious partnerships with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). These island nations—though among the most vulnerable to climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution—are positioning themselves as global leaders in resilience

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World Bank Invests $4 Billion in Nature to Conserve 45 Million Hectares and Mobilize Private Capital

World Bank Invests $4 Billion in Nature to Conserve 45 Million Hectares and Mobilize Private Capital

Key Impact Points: Scaling Nature Investments and Conservation The World Bank Group (WBG) is advancing sustainable development by integrating nature into economic policy and development planning. In fiscal year 2024, projects in the active portfolio brought approximately 45 million hectares of landscapes and seascapes under enhanced conservation or management. This

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UNDP Calls for Scaling Debt-for-Development Swaps to Align Fiscal Relief with Nature Protection

UNDP Calls for Scaling Debt-for-Development Swaps to Align Fiscal Relief with Nature Protection

Key Impact Points: Debt Relief Meets Biodiversity Protection At a key side-event during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Policy Director Marcos Neto emphasized the urgency of aligning debt relief with climate and biodiversity action. “In 2023, developing economies spent a record

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