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A group of poor countries and island states will work out how to find and use finance to help communities deal with climate harm.

Mangroves can potentially store up to 10 times more carbon per hectare than terrestrial forests. Mapping and quantifying human-driven stress factors can help achieve accountability, notes experts.

Top UN biodiversity officials say transforming agriculture to better protect ecosystems and poor farmers will be difficult but offers plenty of opportunities if done right.

EB Studio The story of the Cirebon 1 coal power project is symptomatic of the obstacles in Indonesia’s coal phase-out plan. As the first pilot for the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM), Cirebon 1 may be decommissioned 10 to 15 years earlier than planned, but its environmental and social impacts remain unaddressed, while a new plant is being built nearby.

By Rhick Albay

By Rishika Pardikar

By James Norris

By Isabella Kaminski

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A shoal of Pacific sardines in the open ocean.

As with many common resources, the high seas are not yet protected by a truly comprehensive, agreed-upon framework. But this must change if there is to be any hope of achieving global biodiversity goals. By Jennifer Morris

Asean countries can take advantage of climate financing opportunities that emerged at the latest COP and prepare an investment-ready environment for clean energy development. By Monika Merdekawati, Septia Buntara Supendi and Faricha Hidayati

While the world made some progress in 2022 to address climate change and protect nature, much remains to be done to overcome entrenched interests. By May Boeve

Now that the developed world has finally accepted a degree of financial responsibility for the loss and damage caused by climate change, the broader climate debate will henceforth turn on the question of liability. By Nick Butler

By Anushiya J and Indu K Murthy

By Naveen Rao and Eloise Todd

By Vera Songwe

By Russ Feingold

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Juice Media parody ad mocking government inaction on climate change

We're screwed, claims a government parody ad, as politicians drag their heels on climate change. Taking a shot at the Australian government, the video exposes the absurdity of longstanding political inaction to address the climate crisis and puts out a not-so-subtle call for collective action.

Various female groups and leaders, spearheaded by the UN Women, gathered at the sidelines of the on-going climate conference to highlight the specific consequences of global warming on women, as well as the climate action they can pioneer

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