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Professional kiteboarder Paula Rosales got involved in conservation work after ocean pollution affected her health. Justin K. Davey

Blue belles: The freediver and the kiteboarder

Part 2 of a photoessay series on the young, female water sport athletes working to clean and protect the Philippines’ waters

 
The fourth iteration of the Global Landscapes Forum's finance-focused symposium was held in Luxembourg on 30 November 2019. Pilar Valbuena, GLF

The risks and rewards of mainstreaming sustainable land-use finance

Leaders raise the profile of the sustainable land-use finance sector at the Global Landscapes Forum’s fourth Investment Case Symposium.

 

Taking stock: The past and present of the Luxembourg Green Exchange

In conversation with Julie Becker, the creator of the world’s first sustainability-focused trading platform, the Luxembourg Green Exchange.

 
Tarvurvur volcano in Papua New Guinea, one of two countries to support a proposed decade-long moratorium on Pacific Ocean seabed mining. Taro Taylor, Flickr

Should we mine the Pacific Ocean’s seabed?

Island states the weigh the financial revenues of mining the Pacific Ocean for minerals against biodiversity and environmental impacts.

 
Protests in Chile on 22 October 2019. Diego Correa, Flickr

COP 25 moves to Spain: What does it mean for climate justice?

With the COP 25 climate conference now set to take place in Madrid rather than Santiago, Latin American issues risk being pushed down the agenda.

 
Old architecture in Luxembourg City, the country's namesake capital. Andreas Wigmostad Bjerkhaug, Flickr

Insights into Luxembourg’s green growth

Luxembourg Ministry of Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development's André Weidenhaupt sees the country’s future with fewer cars and more finance.

 
In 2018, more than USD 44 billion was raised from carbon pricing, including carbon taxes, according to the World Bank. Trending Topics 2019, Flickr

A brief explainer on carbon markets

What are carbon markets, and how do they work? This short article explains carbon taxes, cap-and-trade, voluntary markets and more.

 
Acacia trees being planted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Axel Fassio, CIFOR

To adapt to climate change are vulnerable countries getting the money they need?

New reports break down what type of finance vulnerable countries are receiving, finding that not enough is going toward adaptive measures.

 
The government of Luxembourg has invested EUR 1.9 billion in the revitalization of Belval. Tobias Mandt, Flickr

From industrial landscape to City of Science: A portrait of Belval

The collapse of the steel industry hit Luxembourg's Belval region hard. Now a €2 billion project seeks to revitalize it through research and innovation.

 
From the end of 2020 onward, the European Investment Bank has committed to aligning all finance activities with the Paris Agreement and help bring EUR 1 trillion into sustainable investment by 2030. Philippe Put, Flickr

Martin Berg on sustainable finance: Where does it stand?

The EIB's sustainable finance expert expounds on technologies, reporting and de-risking investment to beat the climate crisis.

 
Calvert Impact Capital's investors range from financial institutions to faith-based organizations to individuals. Pictures of money, Flickr

Upon impact, with Justin Conway

An impact investment veteran gives the state of the sector, from the importance of transparency to how youth are changing money flows.

 
West Kalimantan tropical forest

What to think of California’s new Tropical Forest Standard

Tropical forests are vital to limiting global warming – and California's controversial Tropical Forest Standard aims at keeping them in place.

 
In this oil spill in Brazil, estimations of the amount of crude oil that has landed on the country's northeast shores reach 100 tons. Courtesy of Esther Muniz

Footprints in the sand: A mysterious oil spill in Brazil threatens livelihoods

The fisherpeople of Bahia state’s last intact mangrove forest are facing the cleanup of an origin-unknown oil spill in Brazil alone.

 
The blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. Ocean health will be in focus at the upcoming COP in Madrid. Thomas Shahan, Flickr

Ahead of the ‘Blue COP’ in Madrid, progress made on oceans in Oslo

Before COP25, being referred to as the 'Blue COP' for its emphasis on oceans, delegates addressed the big blue elephant in the room at Our Ocean 2019.

 
Bamboo is fast-growing, flexible and has a tensile strength greater than mild steel. Courtesy of Bernice Dapaah

In Africa, bamboo bicycles are shifting gears for women in the workforce

Ghanaian entrepreneur Bernice Dapaah on how to build bamboo bicycles, which are proving sustainable, equitable sets of wheels.

 

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