N4C Weekly Brief | 31 Jan - 6 Feb
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Nature4Climate aims to increase action on natural climate solutions in support of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
N4C NEWS- Nature in Action
This video is part of The Nature in Action series, a collaboration with community-led filmmakers from If Not Us Then Who?. The series showcases stories of individuals and communities at the forefront of nature protection and recovery, emphasizing successful #naturebasedsolutions and the strong leadership of #indigenouspeoples and local communities. These stories effectively bridge science, policy, and action, positively influencing climate discussions and decision-making for impactful nature-based action.
Top nature news:
Q&A: What progress has been made on protecting nature a year on from COP15?- Carbon Brief
Colombia, a Usually Wet Nation, Reels Amid Widespread Wildfires – The New York Times
Six key questions the carbon market needs to resolve to deliver for nature – one year on - Carbon Pulse
Positive nature stories
Pakistan bucks global trend with 30-year mangrove expansion
Around the world, mangrove forests have undergone a decades-long decline that is just now slowing to a halt. In Pakistan, by contrast, mangroves expanded nearly threefold between 1986 and 2020, according to a 2022 analysis of satellite data. Experts attribute this success to massive mangrove planting and conservation, as well as concerted community engagement. Many in Pakistan are looking to mangroves to bolster precious fish stocks and defend against the mounting effects of climate change — even as threats to mangroves, such as wood harvesting and camel grazing, continue with no end in sight.
Case Study of the Week - Kenya’s Tana Delta: maintaining biodiversity for people and ecosystems
WHERE: TANA RIVER DELTA, KENYA
TYPE OF NCS SOLUTION: MANAGE
The Tana River Delta in Kenya is one of the largest and most significant coastal delta ecosystems in Eastern Africa. In order to protect the outstanding diversity of nature here in the face of a changing climate and economy, this project supports local pastoral, agricultural and fishing communities to manage their wetlands and maintain water resources in a sustainable manner.
For your information:
EDF publishes a Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) Crediting Handbook, providing clear and impartial guidance on creating carbon credits for natural climate solutions.
EDF also posts a blog on progress to catalyze jurisdictional REDD+ programs.
The Nature Conservancy shares insights from its in-house impact investing team, NatureVest.
FOLU shares insights from its youth competition, Gen-Z for Sustainable Food Systems (GSFS), which aims to raise awareness of food system issues among youth and actively involve them in food systems transformation.
The Nature Conservancy shares a new paper by an international group of researchers, including scientists from The Nature Conservancy, that points to areas where conservation and sustainable management can provide 90 percent of nature’s contributions to people and meet biodiversity goals.
IUCN releases a new report on identifying and prioritizing wetlands for Ramsar Site designation in the Indo-Burma Region.
UN-REDD shares its progress on the development and initial testing of a Community Forestry Impact Monitoring Framework, which will generate information on whether or not desired impacts of community forestry are being realized, and why positive or negative results are being achieved.
WRI explains the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), which aims to provide a clear framework and targets that can guide global adaptation efforts and enhance support for adaptation in developing nations.
WWF shares insights on inclusive conservation, working in partnership with local communities who derive benefits from the ecosystems they steward.
Nature Jobs & Opportunities:
Carbon Marketing Specialist - Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Claudia Comberti Research Assistant - Global Canopy
Senior Associate / Associate Principal - The Fund for Nature - CrossBoundary Group
Senior Researcher and Deputy Director, Nature-based Solutions Initiative - Oxford
Senior Adviser, REDD+ - Fauna & Flora
Market Insights Analyst - Respira International
Communications Manager - Respira International
Nature-based Solutions Analyst - Respira International
NUMBER OF THE WEEK - $640 million
The amount of money pledged to the Amazon Fund in 2023 for sustainable rainforest development.
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