News and insight

We regularly publish news, interviews, podcasts and opinion from our experts and our partners from across the world. We also organise a range of events and frequently send out email newsletters on key issues.

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

Insight

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.

Insight

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

Duncan J Macqueen
03 August 2026

A woman farmer ploughs a barren-looking field.

Insight

Getting back on track: turning global biodiversity promises into fair and locally-led action by 2030

Nicola Sorsby and Barbara Lassen
27 July 2026

A builder labours in the sun in India. Outdoor workers lose weeks of work every year due to extreme heat

News

Extreme heat costing Indian workers billions in lost wages

20 July 2026

Image of grafitti of child crying on a building in Favela Metro-Mangueira. The buildings next to it are torn down.

Insight

Can people-centred justice stop forced evictions?

Camila Cociña and Paula Sevilla Núñez
09 July 2026

Climate-resilient water infrastructure in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.

Event

LDCs’ experiences in transparency reporting, part 2: loss and damage

Event on 29 July 2026

Tow people are in a field, picking crops. They are both wearing green t-shirts.

Event

LDCs’ experiences in transparency reporting, part 1: adaptation

Event on 22 July 2026

Older man standing in a middle of a busy street in Dhaka, looking straight at the camera. He is wearing a grey t-shirt and a red scarf on his head, and holding his motorcycle.

Event

Too hot to work, too poor to rest

Event on 20 July 2026

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Image of the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro.

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