COP28: Key outcomes for food, forests, land and nature at the UN climate talks in Dubai
In Carbon Brief’s analysis of how food, land, forests and nature featured during COP28, Leila Yassine, our global advocacy manager for nature, highlighted the value of nature-based solutions for both people and nature, and how that can often be overlooked during climate talks.
Nature-Based Solutions Are Crucial to Combat the Climate Crisis, Leaders Say at COP28
Experts at the COP28 climate talks emphasize the urgent need for nature-based solutions to address the climate crisis. These solutions could contribute significantly to greenhouse gas reduction, but increased funding and policy integration are crucial for success.
Rainforest Alliance urges COP28 to increase investment in nature-based solutions
To mark the opening of COP28, the Rainforest Alliance calls for substantial funding increase from governments, financial institutions, and private sector in support of locally led and nature-based solutions.
Nature-based solutions to the climate and biodiversity emergencies will be key to a successful COP28. Here’s the best we can hope for from Dubai
Leila Yassine, Global Advocacy Manager at the Rainforest Alliance, speaks to the BBC Wildlife Magazine about what we expect and hope to see at COP28.
The Big Pineapple Pesticide Problem
VICE UK explores harmful pesticides on Costa Rican pineapple farms, impacting wildlife, workers, and communities. PAN UK’s Stephanie Williamson advises consumers to seek certified seals such as Rainforest Alliance’s for safer choices.
As rainforests worldwide disappear, burn and degrade, a summit to protect them opens in Brazzaville
Emmanuelle Bérenge, Lead Sustainable Forest Management at the Rainforest Alliance, emphasizes that the Three Basin Summit provides a vital chance to translate the multitude of commitments that have been made in the past around preserving and restoring the world’s forests into initiatives and policies that can genuinely make a difference.