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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

Июль 11, 2025 Комментариев нет

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

Июль 8, 2025 Комментариев нет

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

Июль 8, 2025 Комментариев нет

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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IDB, World Bank Launch Amazonia Bond Program to Drive Sustainable Investment in the Rainforest

IDB, World Bank Launch Amazonia Bond Program to Drive Sustainable Investment in the Rainforest

Июль 4, 2025 Комментариев нет

Key Impact Points: New Bond Program Targets Amazonia’s Climate and Development Goals The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank have jointly launched a new bond issuance program aimed at attracting private capital for sustainable development in the Amazon region. Grounded in newly released Amazonia Bond Issuance Guidelines, the

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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

Июль 1, 2025 Комментариев нет

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

Июль 1, 2025 Комментариев нет

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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ECB Adds Nature Loss Indicator to Climate Disclosures as Portfolio Emissions Decline

ECB Adds Nature Loss Indicator to Climate Disclosures as Portfolio Emissions Decline

Июнь 20, 2025 Комментариев нет

Key Impact Points: ECB Introduces Nature Exposure Metric in Climate Reporting The European Central Bank (ECB) has released its third climate-related financial disclosure, introducing a new indicator that evaluates how ECB and Eurosystem corporate portfolios depend on or impact nature. This marks a significant step in aligning climate and biodiversity

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UK Proposes Major Expansion of Bottom Trawling Ban to Safeguard Marine Protected Areas

UK Proposes Major Expansion of Bottom Trawling Ban to Safeguard Marine Protected Areas

Июнь 20, 2025 Комментариев нет

Key Impact Points: Government Moves to Curb Destructive Fishing Practices The UK government has proposed new measures to ban bottom trawling—a fishing method that drags heavy nets along the seabed—in 41 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), covering approximately 30,000 square kilometers of English waters. The initiative is designed to protect fragile

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