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The 2021 'super year' for climate, nature and people
A series of articles and interviews raising awareness and action on the interlinkages between climate, nature and people throughout 2021's key global milestones, and into 2022
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Aerial view of poor community. Overtext reads "We can shape the future"
Happy new super year! Why is 2021 such a big deal for climate, nature and people?
Insight, 02 February 2021
View of Kunming, China, of a lake and houses in the background
Learning from Paris: what would ‘Kunming-compliant’ look like for development cooperation agencies?
… development. This is the second in a series of blogs during the '2021 super year' for climate and nature.  Read why this is such a big deal . … Climate change … The 2021 'super year' for climate, nature and people … Learning from Paris: what would ‘Kunming-compliant’ look like for development cooperation agencies? …
Insight, 25 February 2021
Cattle drinking water from a lake
Lessons from Paris: global biodiversity framework must engage business, grow finance
… that are worried – businesspeople and economists are too. In 2021, the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked biodiversity loss as a … rising inequality and the COVID-19 pandemic. The stakes in this 'super year'  for climate and nature could not be higher. A major chance for … Climate change … The 2021 'super year' for climate, nature and people …
Insight, 11 May 2021
People of all ages marching holding posters. One poster reads "protect all like on our planet"; another poster reads "no more blah blah blah"
COP27 and the important year ahead
… COP26 is over: journalists are filing away their climate crisis notes and returning to other stories. Among many who … 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is the appropriate temperature goal for global climate action. All countries have been asked to strengthen … is to have meaning, we must address significant challenges in the year ahead. Closing the commitment gap before COP27 First, countries …
Insight, 22 November 2021
Landscape of an island with houses and vegetation surrounded by the sea.
A glimmer of hope ahead of COP26 – financing for adaptation
Insight, 06 October 2021
Tree branch stuck in the sea.
Listen to young people: cultural practices can provide answers to the climate problem
Insight, 26 September 2021
A wildfire burns a forest. A man climbs a fire engine and another one, wearing a mask, walk on the road.
Sounding the alarm: new IPCC report reinforces urgency for G20 to take stronger climate action
… warming to 1.5°C is still within reach  While the report makes for sober reading, it is the war cry we need world leaders to … finance delivery plan to reach the promised US$100bn per year being developed by Germany and Canada is a welcome move, but the … much more. The report’s findings come at a critical moment in this ‘ super year ’ journey. World leaders must listen to the science − the …
Insight, 09 August 2021
Landscape of fields and forest
Q&A: Negotiating a new biodiversity deal that works for Indigenous Peoples
… that relies on biodiversity, especially forest biodiversity, for survival. The Mau forest complex – the Ogiek community’s ancestral … BCPs are and why Indigenous Peoples should develop them. Q: In this 'super year' of climate and biodiversity COPs, what are your main messages to … Climate change …
Article, 09 August 2021
An elderly woman bends over while planting rice
Q&A: Unleashing the potential of forest farmers to address climate change and biodiversity loss
Article, 03 June 2021