Climate finance: What are debt-for-nature swaps and how can they help countries?
Debt-for-nature swaps could provide $100 billion to restore nature and help countries adapt to climate change, according to a report. But what are they?
Global forest restoration goals can be achieved with youth-led ecopreneurship
Forests play an important role in maintaining our planet's ecosystem. Embracing youth-led ecopreneurship will be vital for forest restoration. Here's why.
The planet’s outlook is in our hands. Which future will we incentivize?
Governments spend $1.8 trillion on harmful subsidies - the Kunming-Montreal Framework targets phasing out $500 billion of these by 2030, advocating for biodiversity conservation.
Earth Day: We are almost certainly all eating plastics, says report, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
Also this week: a new report says the climate crisis could see the global economy facing a $38 trillion annual bill by 2050. #nature #climatechange #earthday
Reducing barriers to maritime fuel projects is key to decarbonizing shipping
Shipping accounts for 2-3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Here's why it's critical to remove barriers to maritime fuel projects for decarbonization.
Private climate finance: 4 things to consider
With more than $210 trillion in assets available, private climate finance is fundamental to the fight against climate change. Here's what you need to know.
Governments want to make green good for business locally, without stalling economic progress globally
The US Inflation Reduction Act has functioned a bit like a starting gun for similar clean-energy efforts in other countries, in ways that risk hardening divides.
Why protecting the ocean floor matters for climate change
'Blue carbon' could play a significant role in the fight for climate change - which is why marine scientists at the UN's recent Ocean Decade conference are hatching a plan to protect it.
This explorer and conservationist is training citizen scientists to save the planet
US explorer, conservationist and founder of Adventure Scientists, Gregg Treinish, talks to the Forum about his adventures in nature and data.
The EU is banning single-use plastics by 2030
The European Union (EU) is taking a significant step towards reducing plastic waste by banning single-use plastics by 2030. This initiative is part of a broader plan to make packaging mor...
Two years to save the planet, says UN climate chief, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
News this week: The UN climate chief's stark warning on climate crisis action and why forever chemicals have returned to global headlines.
How African cities can learn from each other about building climate resilience
Africa is very vulnerable to climate change. Here's how its cities can build climate resilience by embracing Indigenous knowledge and empowering citizens.