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Amazon Nations Fail to Agree on Deforestation Goal at Summit
The failure of the eight Amazon countries to agree on a pact to protect their own forests points to the larger global difficulties of forging an agreement to combat climate change.
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- Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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- climate change, decarbonization, forests, SDGs
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Viewpoint: The World Bank Is Failing on Climate Change
If the World Bank is serious about meeting its development goals, it cannot do so without first tackling climate change.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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World Bank Approves $700 Million in Financing to Increase Access to Water and Sanitation and Enhance Forest Community Livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The two projects will seek to enhance access to basic services and improve livelihoods in some of the most underserved areas of the country.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- forests, sanitation, water
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Press Release: Malawi Secures $4.4 Million in Funding From the Global Environment Facility Towards Building Climate Resilience in the Lake Chilwa Basin
The five-year project, known as ‘TRANSFORM’, aims to enhance the resilience of vulnerable rural communities by bolstering their natural, human, and economic adaptive capacities.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Analysis: As Africa Loses Forest, Its Small Farmers Are Bringing Back Trees
The loss of forests across Africa has long been documented. But recent studies show that small farmers from Senegal to Ethiopia to Malawi are allowing trees to regenerate on their lands, resulting in improved crop yields, productive fruit harvests, and a boost for carbon storage.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Nestlé to Pilot New Cutting-Edge Satellite Technology to Drive Transparency in Its Reforestation Projects
Nestlé will be the first food and beverage company to pilot Airbus’s new Pléiades Neo satellites in the monitoring of its reforestation efforts.
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- Environment
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The World Resources Institute Mobilises $100 Million to Restore Forests in Five Countries in Africa
Committed to environmental restoration, the World Resources Institute (WRI) has just raised $100 million from the Audacious Project.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, forests
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Global Environment Facility Adds $13 Million to AGRI3 Fund for Sustainable Agriculture
This funding mechanism supports the development of sustainable agriculture and forest conservation.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate finance, forests