Focus on Biodiversity
Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds
Brazil's beef industry fuels Amazon deforestation, with 80 per cent of top companies failing to stop rainforest destruction.
Ecuador’s $1 billion bond buyback to fund Amazon conservation
Ecuador launches $1B bond buyback to fund Amazon conservation, leveraging new 2042 bond at 6.034% yield, IFR reports.
US to offer oil and gas leases in Alaska wildlife refuge on Jan. 9
Biden administration to auction 400,000 acres in Alaska's Arctic Refuge for drilling, sparking environmental and economic debates.
Denmark’s groundbreaking agriculture climate policy sets strong example for the world
Denmark’s new policy taxes livestock emissions, restores ecosystems, cuts nitrogen pollution, and sets a global benchmark.
Climate Investment Funds board backs $500 million Ethiopia nature plan
CIF backs a $500M plan to restore degraded land in Ethiopia, protect forests, boost food security, and fight climate change.
Analysis: Why the $300B climate-finance goal is even less ambitious than it seems
COP29 faces criticism for relying on minimal new efforts, counting inflation-eroded funds, and including developing-country contributions.
Debt swaps gain momentum: How nations are funding conservation and climate action
Debt swaps are becoming a more widely used tool to help indebted countries raise money for conservation or climate-related projects.
Barbados completes world first debt swap for climate resilience
Barbados completes the first debt-for-climate swap, unlocking $125M for water resilience and climate adaptation projects.
UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation
Failure to restore degraded land harms U.N. efforts to cut emissions, protect biodiversity, and address agriculture's impacts.
Canada’s Guilbeault disappointed plastic treaty talks end with no agreement
'We can't give up. We have to keep trying,' Canada's Environment Minster Steven Guilbeault said on Sunday.
