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Mangrove forests have been reported to buffer areas against various storms - a valuable ecosystem service. Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons

Big insurance urges government and private sectors to invest in protecting biodiversity

One-fifth of all countries risk natural collapse, says a new Swiss RE report. The insurance company states the need to invest in biodiversity

 
Farmers harvesting coffee in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Yusuf Ahmad, World Agroforestry

Building the business case for biodiversity

Learn why the business sector should invest in natural capital and biodiversity for the benefit of people, planet and profit.

 
Green bonds are debt mechanisms whose proceeds go to fund projects that further sustainable development and environmental betterment, such as moringa-harvesting cooperatives that improve the lives of rural women in Guinea, seen here. UN Women, Flickr

Green bonds fall short in biodiversity and sustainable land-use finance, says research

Energy projects receive most proceeds from green bonds, says a new paper that discusses finding a balance among green investments

 
A Kenyan farmer uses a mobile phone in the field. Neil Palmer, CIAT

Feeding the world byte by byte

CGIAR and big data “inspire” digital leadership in agriculture to fill the missing link between smart technology and food production

 
Understand the landscape, make tough choices, track progress: how to restore land. Photo: Ministry of Environment of Panama/Initiative 20x20

The Road to Restoration: 3 Steps For Transforming Landscapes

These steps for landscape restoration can provide new opportunities for local communities while protecting the environment.

 
Logging site in a Surinamese community forest. M. Ramdin, Tropenbos

The future of community forests in Suriname

A conversation with Rudi van Kanten of Tropenbos Suriname about the country's community forests as well as their benefits and management

 
Stan Bonnar, Flickr

Zombie fires, regenerative travel and an app to prevent pandemics

Zombie fires burn through the Arctic, Brazil turns a blind eye to Amazon deforestation, and SUVs threaten the climate more than ever.

 
Lavender fields in France, one of the members states of the E.U., which collectively pledged to spend EUR 20 billion annually on biodiversity conservation. stezz, Flickr

Plant-based beer bottles, lifesaving llamas and billion$ for biodiversity

In this news roundup: global carbon emissions down 17%, virtual conferences go mainstream, and locusts wreak havoc in India

 
Farmer in Fiji

How innovative finance mechanisms can provide a nourishing ecosystem for agribusiness development in the Pacific Islands

For more on this topic, join the session Going to Scale with Smart Investments in Community Food Production and Health Initiatives: A Response to Fiji’s Health Crisis at the GLF Bonn 2020 digital conference on 4 June. By Jana Dietershagen and Judith Ann Francis, Innov4AgPacific Team, CTA, The Netherlands The current climate and COVID-19 crises […]

 
IKEA textiles made entirely of recycled polyester. Courtesy of IKEA

What it means to be climate positive, according to IKEA

Head of climate for IKEA explains the multinational's lastest sustainability numbers and how its supply chain will capture more carbon than it emits.

 
Jessica Lucia, Flickr

Best of Landscape News 2019: Finance

2019's top Landscape News stories on sustainable finance, from explainers and glossaries to conversations with some of the world’s largest fund managers.

 
A pair of 6-week-old penguin chicks, left on their own by their parents, huddle together for warmth in Atka Bay, Antarctica. Photograph copyright Stefan Christmann

Best of Landscape News 2019: Biodiversity

From a new BBC series to a black-and-white photo esssay of African lions, here are the top 10 Landscape News stories on biodiversity from 2019.

 
A village among mangrove forests in West Papua. Mokhamad Edliadi, GLF

Best of Landscape News 2019: Livelihoods

Top 10 stories on initiatives working behind the scenes to build and sustain livelihoods in harmony with nature.

 

Best of Landscape News 2019: Restoration

From the adoption of a new U.N. Decade to efforts happening in local communities around the globe, here's our pick of 2019's top stories on restoration.

 

Best of Landscape News 2019: Change-makers

From explorer Taylor Rees to author Bill McKibben, here is Landscape News' best crop of 2019 stories on inspiring change-makers.

 

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