Governance

The Amazon is turning into a carbon source, US suspends oil and gas leasing, and why an Arctic town is bidding for the 2032 Summer Olympics

Peruvian peatlands, the world’s fourth-largest swath of tropical peatlands, are the subject of a new national framework for conservation.

In this news roundup: US rejoins Paris Agreement, carbon capture goes mainstream, and how AI is counting trees in the Sahara.

Mexico City is not well known for its wildlife – but a new biodiversity finance plan is helping it preserve its remaining natural landscapes

In this news roundup: 500,000 go vegan for January, microplastics found in unborn babies, and why organic meat won’t solve the climate crisis

A new study highlights the wide-ranging benefits of sustainably sourced tropical tree foods for your health, the planet and food producers

In the news: CO2 breaks 410 ppm, Amazon deforestation hits 12-year high, and U.K. universities receive billions in fossil fuel funding

Central Asia leaders report that climate monitoring, new finance mechanisms and tree-planting are underway in a climate-vulnerable region

In this news roundup: Banks harming biodiversity, farms fueling COVID mutations, and why the Pfizer vaccine means little to the Global South

What policies does the upcoming Biden administration have in store for biodiversity and other aspects of the environment?

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

A conversation with Jonathan Yiah of the Sustainable Development Institute, who talks about forest community governance and rights.

From the Amazon to Siberia, experts discuss the world’s 2020 fires, spanning climate change, deforestation and fire management

A conversation with Carlos Rodriguez of Tropenbos Colombia about the country's resguardos and the Indigenous communities they contain