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Our insights 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

Two indigenous women from Egypt, dressed in traditional clothing, are checking on plants.

Breaking the ‘research aristocracy’: why climate resilience must be co-produced

Sheela Patel
11 September 2026

Amid an arid landscape with mountains in the background, several people are pictured holding bundles of branches.

Five steps to accelerate finance for climate resilience

Mohsen Gul and Tom Mitchell
09 September 2026

Two men lift and together carry a bundled package in a small factory-type room.

More money for nature? Ensuring finance supports local action is as important

Anna Ducros and Nicola Sorsby
08 September 2026

A group of people on the edge of a mountain gather around a man making a presentation and holding a large sheet of white paper, with a spectacular mountain backdrop.

Achieving 30x30: the vital role of Indigenous and traditional territories, rights and governance

Barbara Lassen and Krystyna Swiderska
27 August 2026

Woman pumping water using from a well in Zambia.

Drought unmasks structural failures and systemic inequalities in Mazyopa informal settlement

Marcelle Mardon and Melanie Chirwa
25 August 2026

A long-range photo of a landscape showing tiered levels that denote mining in front of mountains.

Energy-defence-AI convergence spurs demand for critical minerals

Josefina Lehnen and Lorenzo Cotula
12 August 2026

Women farmers in a field, collecting and tending to crops.

Why nature finance and gender data are central to achieving the world’s biodiversity goals

Nicola Sorsby and Karen Wong Pérez
06 August 2026

The Sistema Agroflorestal Dendê - or palm oil agroforestry system in Tomé-Açu managed by Cooperativa Agrícola Mista de Tomé-Açu.

Trailblazing in Tomé Açu: inspiring a global agroforestry transition in northern Brazil

Duncan J Macqueen
03 August 2026

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Banana farmer in the farm, arraigning bananas in the storage space.

Sustainable bananas: what are the impacts on workers?

Insight, 29 July 2025

Backyard garden allotment with beehives, sweet potatoes, citrus, and multiple other crops

Growing restoration: from backyard gardens to agroforestry landscapes

Insight, 23 July 2025

Group of CBA19 participants sitting around a table, talking and gesticulating.

Resilient cities, resilient futures: taking urban lessons from CBA19 to COP30

Insight, 21 July 2025

Houses being built in Namibia. Group of people standing looking at them, pointing and talking.

What works for low-income households? Assessing the effectiveness of government housing projects in Namibia

Insight, 17 July 2025

Local community members in DRC mining cobalt.

Financing infrastructure projects for ‘critical minerals’: whose energy transition?

Insight, 15 July 2025

Aerial view of two side of farming land, split down the middle by a river. the left side is the community land that has been planted with oil palm and the right side is the Padang Sugihan Wildlife Reserve - Sebokor, whose large trees are no longer visible.

New deforestation regulations must consider smallholder farmers

Insight, 09 July 2025

Community members sitting on chairs in a circle, with a person standing in the meeting talking and presenting.

Women land rights defenders connect across continents

Insight, 03 July 2025

Two farmers sit on the floor next to a bowl of nuts, cracking them open. One of the is looking into the camera.

From principle to practice: what Southern leadership reveals about equitable partnerships

Insight, 02 July 2025

Two women from Rinconada, Jujuy wearing colorful clothing a hats, posing and looking at the camera.

A just energy transition? Impacts on Indigenous lands in Argentina

Insight, 26 June 2025

People sitting around a stable, discussing and listening.

CBA19: Move from words to equitable action on locally led adaptation

Insight, 25 June 2025

Woman farmer cowshed down in a field, checking the crops.

What will green transitions mean for food producers and workers?

Insight, 24 June 2025

Woman standing in water, fishing using a big netted basket.

Reflections on UNOC3 and strengthening coastal stewardship

Insight, 23 June 2025

Panoramic view of Amman, Jordan circa 2009.

Protracted Palestinian exile and the “right to have rights”

Insight, 20 June 2025

Group of civil society organisation protesting in a building. They are holding signs with slogans.

Paper walls: how visa barriers are silencing the global South on climate

Insight, 19 June 2025

Group of women sitting in the office of a government official, discussing.

Towards a secured future: an ongoing journey for the right to land

Insight, 18 June 2025

A woman bends over as she cooks in small poorly ventilated room.

Rising heat levels mean increased risks for women in informal settlements

Insight, 17 June 2025

Group of women and a young child walking in a field.

Recognising women’s land rights in Togo: a glimmer of hope

Insight, 12 June 2025

Group of ASOM women members holding plants in a field, smiling at the camera.

Land, climate and justice: grassroots women at the Global Land Forum

Insight, 11 June 2025

Hand holding wheat in a field.

A just transition in agriculture: putting workers at the centre

Insight, 05 June 2025

People sit around tables in animated and detailed discussions.

How Ekiti State is advancing transition-ready investment decision making

Insight, 27 May 2025

Group of people standing in a circle, talking and laughing.

Brazilian philanthropies’ vision to tackle social and climate injustices

Insight, 22 May 2025

Several people bending town and pointing at a piece of flipchart paper on the floor, with a lot of writing on it.

Slum upgrading is climate action

Insight, 21 May 2025

Person squatting town in a field, looking at the soil.

More GEF nature finance must reach Indigenous Peoples and local communities

Insight, 19 May 2025

Team members from CODEC gathered for a presentation, holding a big banner.

Protecting local communities against involuntary displacement in Guinea: a lack of political will?

Insight, 15 May 2025