- For more than 10 years, the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) has supported Indigenous peoples and local communities to protect their forests through its direct funding mechanism, known as the Dedicated Grant Mechanism…
Category: 9. Environment
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How a quiet climate finance model is funneling money directly to communities
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Blue carbon ecosystems are key for protecting the Philippines from climate shocks (commentary)
- In the wake of historic typhoon activity in 2024, members of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and others are calling for scaled-up coordination and action to safeguard blue carbon ecosystems that increase…
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Commercial space race comes with multiple planetary health risks
- Space may be the final frontier, but the modern race to launch rockets and satellites at an unsurpassed rate has generated a large and rapidly growing environmental footprint, the full effects of which are poorly…
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How much does it cost to restore a mangrove forest?
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
Mangroves, the amphibious forests that fringe…
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One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go?
The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particles from the tires’ synthetic rubber…
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Methane leaks from gas pipelines are a hidden source of widespread air pollution
The Trump administration is decreasing the attention federal regulators pay to pipeline leaks. But leaks from natural gas pipelines don’t just waste energy and warm the planet – they can also make the air more dangerous to breathe. That…
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Indigenous representatives still excluded from COP30 decision-making, says leader
SÃO PAULO — The Brazilian government has fallen short of its promise to include Indigenous peoples in the decision-making process at the upcoming COP30 climate summit it’s…
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Tropical Storm Wipha rampages through several Asian countries
Tropical Storm Wipha has left a trail of heavy flooding, landslides, strong winds and several deaths in parts of Southeast Asia over the past few days.
The cyclone started as a…
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Hope and frustration as Indonesia pilots FSC’s logging remedy framework
- Indonesia is the first test case for the Forest Stewardship Council’s new remedy framework, which allows logging firms to regain ethical certification by addressing past environmental and social harms.
- However,…
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Large-scale illegal wildlife shops in Laos found scamming Chinese tourists
- Secretive shops posing as cafés, museums and cultural experiences are selling illegal wildlife products such as ivory, rhino horn, bear bile, pangolin scales and tiger bones in Laos, often at inflated prices,…
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