Key Impact Points: UNOC 3 Targets Ocean Crisis with Urgent Action The United Nations will host its third Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) from June 9–13 in Nice, France, aiming to respond to what organizers are calling an ecological emergency. “Our planet’s life support system is in a state of emergency,”
Key Impact Points: Brazil’s Climate Fund Supports Biodiversity-Labeled Restoration Deal Brazilian forest restoration company re.green has secured R$ 80 million from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) via the Climate Fund, marking the first-ever biodiversity-labeled restoration financing deal in the country. The initiative is part of the bank’s Arco da Restauração
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Signs Multi-Year Deal for Nature-Based Carbon Credits Climate Asset Management (CAM) has finalized a long-term carbon credit offtake agreement with Microsoft, securing the delivery of up to 700,000 nature-based removal credits by 2035. The credits will come from CAM’s first U.S. forestry asset in Washington’s Olympic
Key Impact Points: A Global Shell-ebration American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), the nonprofit behind World Turtle Day®, is marking the 25th anniversary of its annual celebration on May 23, 2025—a milestone in global turtle and tortoise conservation. Founded in 1990 by Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson, ATR has worked to protect
Key Impact Points: Panama City, May 22, 2025 — On the third day of the Nature Summit in Panama City, Environment Minister Juan Carlos Navarro took center stage at the international discussion “Panama’s Journey from Vision to Action in Nature Financing.” The session, focused on Panama’s concrete steps in implementing
By Dylan Welch, Chief Correspondent, SDG News The PVBLIC Foundation has officially launched REIN – Resilience, Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Nature – a bold, global initiative designed to rethink how we confront environmental challenges. REIN isn’t just a program. It’s a movement. Built on the foundational belief that the most effective
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA – May 21, 2025 The second day of the Nature Summit began with a focus on the green economy, under the theme “Nature as Infrastructure, Climate as Strategy.” Hosted at the Biomuseo in Panama City, the morning sessions addressed the financial, political, and technical frameworks shaping climate-related
Key Impact Points: National Geographic and Philanthropic Fund Unite for Nature’s Legal Recognition The National Geographic Society and the Alfred Kobacker and Elizabeth Trimbach Fund have announced the launch of For Nature, a new program supporting the global Rights of Nature movement. The initiative—timed with the International Day for Biological
Key Impact Points: TNFD Unveils First Board-Level Nature Governance Guide The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released its first “Asking Better Questions on Nature” guide to help board directors integrate nature into decision-making processes. Developed in collaboration with Chapter Zero, Competent Boards, the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative
Key Impact Points: Major Global Conservation Efforts in Jeopardy A wave of uncertainty is sweeping through hundreds of wildlife conservation projects globally following U.S. funding reductions initiated under the Trump administration. Once a lifeline for initiatives protecting critical habitats and endangered species, cuts to USAID and related agencies are now
