States and provinces in the tropics need partnerships to achieve forest-friendly development. Our new paper sheds light on how companies can do preferential sourcing to help drive progress. earthinnovation.org/wp-content/upl…

The Peruvian Amazon covers half the country but is all but invisible in national elections. Efforts to advance a low-#deforestation model of development there could point the way forward for the country and our #climate. #Peru2021 earthinnovation.org/2021/06/in-per…

Words to live by. "You have to have that love for your land, for the forest, for your community, for the people."

5 things to watch for in the latest IPCC report on climate science theconversation.com/5-things-to-wa… via The Conversation Canada

Want #deforestation free cacao? Achieving that goal requires farmers, companies, and governments to work together to implement the necessary changes. Tropical Forest Alliance at World Economic Forum Earthworm Foundation Helvetas earthinnovation.org/2021/08/for-ca…

Climate crisis ‘unequivocally’ caused by human activities, says IPCC report theguardian.com/environment/20…

There is no cheaper, easier, and faster way to reduce CO2 #emissions than by reducing tropical #deforestation. #IPCCReport earthinnovation.org/2021/08/ipcc-r…

Policies aimed at protecting forests and slowing #climatechange "must be made with an ear to the people in the regions, feeling the heat and the rain." -- Rubber producer Jhonair Gaona in #Caquetá, Colombia. youtu.be/gHwXJcwg3mU #amazonrainforestday #sustainabledevelopment

Focusing on net #deforestation across the entire Brazilian Amazon misses important distinctions -- and effective strategies -- among states. Coldplay earthinnovation.org/2021/09/where-…

Our challenge is to increase awareness and grow support from society to protect forests — to create a perspective that sees nature as an integral part of business.” news.mongabay.com/2021/09/projec… via Mongabay

#ClimateWeekNYC is finally HERE! From sustainable marketplaces of the future, to discussions about restoring seagrass in Bermuda, to hard-hitting panels about divesting from fossil fuels, to cooking shows focused on racial justice and food sovereignty—#ClimateWeekNYC has it all.

The Amazon rainforest relies on its own rainfall for survival. But deforestation, increased drought & wildfire is resulting in an Amazon dieback. Revisit this #GLFAmazonia session with Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental (IPAM) Ane Alencar Earth Innovation Dan Nepstad bit.ly/2XVwSSK #ThinkLandscape

”1.7C is better than 1.9C which is better than 3C. Cutting emissions tomorrow is better than the day after, because we can always avoid worse happening. The action is far too slow at the moment, but we can still act.” theguardian.com/environment/ng…

We use 11 billion wet wipes a year in the UK and 90% of them contain plastic. This is causing untold damage to our water systems and marine environments. Please support my Ten-Minute Rule Bill on November 2nd to #BanPlasticInWetWipes. Marine Conservation Society Thames21 Water UK Green Alliance

True or False: nature is cleaning up half of humanity's carbon pollution today.

Join us in Glasgow for #COP26 at the Business Pavilion for Climate Leadership — or follow our daily livestream and blog — where we'll bring together businesses, policymakers and organizations to go all in for 1.5ºC. See the events schedule and learn more: wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/cop26/

#NetZero committments have the potential to finance #forest-friendly development strategies in Amazon states, says Dan Nepstad, reducing #emissions and preventing the loss of one of the world’s most critical #carbon sinks. #COP26 news.mongabay.com/2021/11/the-ne…

Through the Future Fund the #Under2Coalition has been giving a voice to many states and regions affected by climate change but without the resources to act. This year it funded new solar panels at a school in Rondônia, Brazil, and in homes in Tecoh, Mexico.

Ukraine invasion: Charities urge UK to welcome thousands of refugees bbc.co.uk/news/uk-605188…

Wow wow wow. What a day for OS Harry Brook. 184* at the Basin Reserve. There aren’t enough superlatives to describe his innings today Headmaster | Sedbergh School Sedbergh Sport Winder House Martin Speight Yorkshire CCC