Page 3 - Accelerating Forest News Today

The Brazilian president has overseen the destruction of 10,000 square miles of rainforest, an ecosystem crucial to absorbing CO2 emissions.

The cultivation of palm oil, found in roughly half of U.S. grocery products, has devastated tropical ecosystems, released vast amounts of C02 into the atmosphere, and impoverished rural communities. But efforts are underway that could curb the abuses of this powerful industry.


Search jobs GSK announced as a Principal Partner of COP26 UN Climate Change Conference Builds on and contributes to company target of being carbon net zero and nature net positive by 2030 As Principal Partner, GSK will drive action on climate, nature and health targets in support of COP26 ambitions Plan to initiate new partnerships to better understand impact of climate change and nature loss on health outcomes Forms part of focused ESG approach to deliver sustainable l...

May 25, 2021 You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / How nature can help carbon-intensive companies meet their net-zero commitments How nature can help carbon-intensive companies meet their net-zero commitments (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michael B. Jenkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Forest Trends For hard-to-abate sectors like transport, energy and aviation, trop...

Can this billion-dollar initiative save the world’s tropical forests? (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Natalie Marchant, Writer, Formative Content A new public-private initiative will provide $1 billion in financing to countries that protect their tropical forests. The US, UK and Norwegian governments have teamed up with global businesses such as Amazon, GSK and Nestlé in an attempt ...

POLITICO Biden contemplates a climate deal with the ‘Trump of the tropics’ Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is a climate-scoffing populist whose allies are hacking away at the Amazon, the rainforest that sucks up vast amounts of the worlds carbon pollution. Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro. | AP Photo/Eraldo Peres Link Copied Much of President Joe Biden’s ambitions to save the planet comes down to a delicate dance: Can he cut a deal with the Brazilian leader whose allies are slashing an...

* LEAF Coalition rewards nations for lowering deforestation

CLIMATE-CHANGE/FORESTS-EMISSIONS (ANALYSIS):ANALYSIS-Forest emission reductions get a makeover, with $1 billion in new funding

After Climate Summit, a Promising New Tool for Latin America April 29, 2021 A new climate financing fund is not interested in past wins and plans to flow money to cut deforestation now. A vessel transports logs on a raft in the region of Baixo Tocantins in Pará, Brazil.Photo by TARSO SARRAF/AFP via Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO – Pledges made at the global Climate Summit convened by the U.S. on Earth Day — marking the welcome return of the U.S. to the efforts to address climate change ...

Newsletter 2021-04-29 Carolyn Cowan [04/29/2021] – Fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinos are believed to remain on Earth, and the species faces dire threats due to a low birth rate, habitat loss and fragmentation, and poaching. – A new study finds that, despite its small size, the population retains significant genetic diversity, and likely has the genomic “toolkit” necessary to survive threats like climate change or disease. – The findings are good news for conservationists, but also come ...