SIDS Face Rising Drought and Land Loss as UNCCD Warns of Escalating Risks
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are confronting a convergence of climate pressures that threaten their long-term viability, as new UNCCD findings show SIDS drought and land loss accelerating at a scale unseen in previous decades. An information brief released during CRIC23 in Panama reports that 17 percent of SIDS land now endures at least six […]
Triodos Bank Unveils Strategy Linking Climate Action and Nature Protection
Triodos Bank introduced its first integrated Climate and Nature Strategy on Monday, advancing a consolidated framework that ties emissions reduction, biodiversity protection and financial-sector reform into a single roadmap. The announcement comes on the heels of COP30 in Brazil, where governments failed to make progress on aligning climate and nature targets—an outcome that sharpened the […]
Green Impact Exchange (GIX) Appoints Maria Mahl as Chief Product Officer
Green Impact Exchange (“GIX”), the nation’s 18th approved stock exchange and the only U.S. exchange dedicated exclusively to sustainable investments, today announced the appointment of Maria Mahl as Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President. Mahl will lead the execution of GIX’s recently announced product roadmap, positioning the exchange to deliver innovative, institutional-grade financial products […]
Artificial Intelligence Risks Triggering a New Era of Global Inequality, UNDP Warns
Artificial intelligence is accelerating faster than the capacity of many nations to govern, adopt, or benefit from it — a dynamic the United Nations Development Programme now warns could reverse decades of progress in global development. In a new UNDP report, The Next Great Divergence, released 2 December, the agency concludes that unmanaged AI risks […]
SDG News Exclusive: At UNCCD’s CRIC23, Panama Pushes a New Era of Alignment — and Hosts High-Level Nature Summit on the Margins
December, Panama City — One week after the close of UNFCCC’s COP30 in Belém, the global climate community has shifted its attention to Panama City for UNCCD’s 23rd Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC23). As negotiators from more than 190 countries gather to confront accelerating land degradation, drought, and desertification, […]
Honduras Votes in a Razor-Thin Presidential Race as Foreign Pressure and Distrust Test Its Democracy
A vote under the shadow of distrust and intervention When Hondurans queued outside schools and community centres on 30 November, many carried not only their ID cards but years of accumulated scepticism. The country’s 2017 election was marred by irregularities and violent protests; even the cleaner 2021 contest that brought Xiomara Castro to power was […]
What to Know About the Top Forest Carbon Credit Types Shaping Climate Policy in 2025
High-quality forest carbon credits sit at the center of today’s climate finance strategy. As governments and companies grapple with tightening emissions pathways and rising pressures to demonstrate integrity, forest carbon markets are undergoing rapid evolution. In 2025, forestry and land-use projects account for 37% of all global carbon credit retirements—underscoring the sector’s influence on national […]
GIX Unveils 2026 Product Roadmap as Climate Finance Enters a New Regulatory Era
Green Impact Exchange (GIX) — the first U.S. securities exchange built specifically for climate-aligned and resilience-focused companies — has released a 2026 product roadmap that signals a major shift in how environmental markets may be regulated, traded, and integrated into mainstream capital allocation. The announcement comes ahead of the launch of GIX’s listings exchange in […]
Nigeria Launches BIOFIN to Unlock Private Investment for Biodiversity
Abuja, November 2025 — The weekend launch of Nigeria’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) unfolded not as a ceremonial policy announcement, but as a recalibration of how the country intends to protect its ecosystems in the decade ahead. In a hall filled with government officials, private-sector leaders, development partners and UNDP representatives, the message was unmistakable: […]
European Parliament Agrees to Delay EU Deforestation Regulation and Ease Supply Chain Rules
Strasbourg, November 2025 — Applause broke gently across the hemicycle in Strasbourg as the final tally appeared on the screen: 402 in favour, 250 against, eight abstentions. With that vote, the European Parliament agreed to slow down the EU deforestation regulation, the bloc’s flagship law meant to keep forest-risk commodities linked to deforestation out of […]
