International agreements

International agreements

A primer on five countries’ conditions in climate change

Norway to pay the country for its reduction in emissions

Horst Freiberg, widely held as the originator of the Bonn Challenge, speaks from experience

The Minister was a driving force behind the Decade

General Assembly agrees to urgently address global challenges through restoration

The payments come not without controversy and ideas for systemic improvement

Indigenous livelihoods at risk where land rights are unclear

On behalf of the German Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Economic Cooperation, State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth pledges support.

Energy sprawl could result in impacts to 20% of the remaining natural lands in the world, posing a major threat to global biodiversity.

Solution Search, a global contest designed to identify, reward and spotlight innovative approaches to conservation.

Approximately 70% of Africa’s population depends on its agriculture-based economy for their livelihoods, underscoring the importance of soil to the sector.

The 2015 El Nino event in Indonesia triggered what some have called “the worst environmental disaster of the 21st century.”

Dense, damp and often remote, tropical peatlands are notoriously difficult to map and monitor on the ground. So how about from space?

Forests, fields, wetlands and other terrestrial ecosystems are major carbon stores, and they could absorb enormous additional amounts of carbon dioxide.

Scientists hope that if the media can help publicize their research on mitigating climate change and balancing livelihoods on degraded peatlands.