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A butterfly in Peru. Governments should create more economic incentives to protect biodiversity, an OECD report urges. Jeffrey van Lent, CIFOR

Report makes the business case for governments to protect biodiversity

A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development presents a business case for governments to protect biodiversity through taxes.

 
Diolo Celine plants Gnetum (okok) in a village in Cameroon. The GLF Accra focused on the importance of integrating agriculture and restoration. Ollivier Girard, CIFOR

Integrating the many meanings of restoration, big and small

Linking local and global restoration efforts at day two of the Global Landscapes Forum Accra

 
Kennedy Kirui, co-founder of Kenya-based design-thinking firm Tanasuk Africa.

“What Silicon Valley does usually doesn’t work here”

Product designer Kennedy Kirui gives the lowdown on Africa’s burgeoning tech scene and how to use design thinking to achieve sustainable development.

 
Children in Africa. Daniel Tiveau, CIFOR

Will the Great Green Wall’s architecture support its future?

Part three of a Landscape News series on the Great Green Wall focuses on the future of the restoration initiative that could change the landscape of Africa.

 
A lone tree stands in the Sahara, whose encroachment on the Sahel has led to the desertification of lands and inspired the Great Green Wall. orientalizing, Flickr

Here stands the Great Green Wall

An in-depth look at the progress and holdbacks of Africa's Great Green Wall, one of history's most ambitious restoration efforts.

 
Mark Burrows speaks at the Global Landscapes Forum New York. Justin K. Davey, GLF

Sustainable finance veteran Mark Burrows on the responsibility of banks

Investment banker Mark Burrows presents a new concept for green bonds to help farmers and other innovations to change the dynamic of sustainable finance.

 
Philippe Zaouati, CEO of Mirova, speaks at the Global Landscapes Forum New York. Justin K. Davey, GLF

Mirova’s CEO on how the Great Recession helped grow green finance

Asset management firm Mirova CEO Philippe Zaouati speaks on investing in a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.

 
Delegates at the Global Landscapes Forum New York 2019 at the U.N. headquarters. Justin K. Davey, GLF

To combat climate change this decade, restore the Earth

Efforts to restore the Earth's degraded ecosystems, from forests to oceans, rises as a solution to climate change at the Global Landscapes Forum NYC 2019.

 
Buildings light up green for Climate Week NYC. Courtesy of The Climate Group

Midweek check-in on Climate Week NYC 2019

News to know in our special edition bi-weekly digest

 

What NYC’s climate strike looked like

On 20 September, more than 4,000 climate strikes were held in nearly 140 countries. Here are scenes from the climate strike in NYC.

 
New York City's Central Park and the surrounding skyline. Gabrielle Lipton, GLF

Kickoff to Climate Week NYC: Q&A with The Climate Group’s Amy Davidsen

The former financier and leader of 2019's Climate Week NYC on clean energy progress and the inflection point for climate action.

 
Photo: Joe, Flickr

Burning questions answered, a 10,000-year flashback and a reminder not to hug the penguins

From what's on your shelves to what's in the atmosphere, here's all the latest climate news to know in Landscape News's bi-weekly digest.

 

Flames upon flames, carbon-free planes and a very fashionable G7

From what’s on your shelves to what’s in the atmosphere, here's the latest on climate and sustainability in the Landscape News bi-weekly digest.

 
Climate modeling

African art goes to space, electricity gets rusty, and e-scooters look dicey

In this news roundup: Germany bets on hydrogen, IPCC warns of impending food crisis, and blockchains ensure ethical cobalt in electric cars.

 
"Beauty" by Olafur Eliasson

Europe swelters, Pacific Islands refuse to die, and climate is a muse

In this news roundup: Cambodia says no to U.S. trash, Greta Thunberg's new pop-rock hit, and how Pacific islands could morph to survive climate change

 

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