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Our blogs give our experts and partners from across the world the platform to provide insight into key events, updates on ongoing research, and share experiences from their work

Woman holding rice plants

COP15: putting gender at the heart of biodiversity governance

Philile Mbatha
24 November 2022

Five men and women wearing suits sit at a long table with microphones. The tables reads "COP27"

COP decision on loss and damage: two steps forward, one step back

Ritu Bharadwaj and Tom Mitchell
22 November 2022

Man and woman fill up jerry cans with water from a fountain

Water access in the drylands – what’s not working?

Claire Bedelian
11 November 2022

Two men in a dinghy out on water; one holding an oar.

Protecting wildlife with local solutions: putting learning into practice

Olivia Wilson-Holt
10 November 2022

Man, wearing an apron and a face mask, holds shells. Sea behind him.

Why coastal communities are crucial to success at COP15

María José Espinosa and Valeria Ontiveros
09 November 2022

A shepherd and a herd of sheep in a mountain

COP27: vital but at-risk IPLC landscapes urgently need more climate finance

Krystyna Swiderska and Alejandro Argumedo
08 November 2022

A group of people gather around a man seated with a laptop computer and look and point at the screen

Data tales – part three: the technological prowess of the urban poor

Antarin Chakrabarty
07 November 2022

Woman and donkey walk an arid landscape.

Adaptation finance must reach and pass the US$40 billion target

02 November 2022

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Countdown to COP15

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Data tales – part two: the challenge of technology

Blog, 27 October 2022

Man walking next to rail tracks covered by weeds

How can local urban priorities connect with responses at global level to the climate crisis?

Blog, 26 October 2022

Man, wearing red and black and holding a stick, walks with cattle

Valuing a traditional lifestyle: how Maasai herders are being paid to protect nature and combat climate change

Blog, 19 October 2022

Woman stands next to a palm tree and points at a pond

Four key messages from CBA16

Blog, 18 October 2022

Men and women stand in a ploughed field looking down at the turf.

Overcoming obstacles to women's land tenure security in Guinea

Blog, 17 October 2022

A number of women wearing brightly coloured clothes tend crops with mountains in the background.

Do women have a meaningful role in global value chains, and why does this matter?

Blog, 13 October 2022

A view from high up of a city with tower blocks, framed by the sky.

Can global reporting bring about transformation?

Blog, 12 October 2022

People walking on a street with closed shops on the right side

Data tales – part one (or Ibn Battuta looks for data)

Blog, 11 October 2022

A group of people form a circle in the forest. One person is speaking

Diversification for climate resilience: a global priority

Blog, 10 October 2022

People draw a map on a large piece of paper on the ground

Planning land use and access in Tanzania: women have their say

Blog, 06 October 2022

Woman kneeling down tends to crops

COP27: re-imagining partnerships for adaption finance

Blog, 05 October 2022

Aerial view of a village surrounded by vegetation

Law, economies and justice: a new programme

Blog, 04 October 2022

A man wearing a mask is sitting surrounded by vegetables: green beans, tomatoes, spring onions.

Pandemic lessons from Karachi

Blog, 28 September 2022

A man carries a box with spring onions through a busy scene

Redefining smallholder farmer inclusion in modern value chains: three ways forward

Blog, 15 September 2022

An aerial view of a town covered in floodwater.

How can loss and damage finance reach those enduring climate catastrophe?

Blog, 13 September 2022

A group of young people holding a poster that reads "I'm with her" - the poster shows an arrow pointing to a drawing of the planet earth.

Channelling the capacity and creativity of youth to lead the green transition

Blog, 08 September 2022

Five farmers bend over tending rice crops in a flooded field, as another farmer watches while pushing a cart in the background.

Layering interventions is necessary to address loss and damage effectively

Blog, 05 September 2022

A host of people carrying placards and banners, with a prominent banner that says: "Danger: delay kills you".

From Paris to pandemic: charting the changing landscape for sustainable development

Blog, 01 September 2022

A vehicle driving down a flooded street in an urban area.

On the road to COP27 and a new climate finance goal – next stop: Manila

Blog, 30 August 2022

Tea plantation with many people carrying baskets on their backs.

Legal empowerment with a gender lens: how women tea farmers in Malawi are claiming their rights

Blog, 25 August 2022

Four people holding microphones sit in front of a seated audience.

A call to action for people and nature

Blog, 25 August 2022

A man wearing a mask hands a bag to an older woman, who is standing in the doorway of a house.

Top 20 downloaded papers in the journal Environment and Urbanization

Blog, 18 August 2022

A partly visible road and bridge due to muddy water covering half of it.

Loss and damage does not happen in a vacuum – it relates to power and politics

Blog, 16 August 2022

A chimney expelling smoke.

Waking up: the vital long-term finance goal of the Paris Agreement

Blog, 02 August 2022