N4C Weekly Brief | Nature in new NDCs
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A striking portrait of a badger admiring some street art has swept to victory in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 People’s Choice Award. Titled No Access, Ian Wood’s photo fought off competition from 24 other images to emerge victorious. Ian noticed that badgers living near his house were coming out to forage, passing by a piece of badger graffiti as they did so. The photographer set up a small hide on the edge of the road, waiting for the perfect opportunity to capture these animals in action. His photo shows the badger, illuminated by a nearby lamppost, seemingly looking up at the graffiti on the wall.
??SPOTLIGHT - Nature in new NDCs
Several countries have submitted new NDCs outlining their plans to address their climate emissions - but which ones are utilizing nature's potential to address climate change? The team behind naturebase?have assessed the commitments New Zealand, the UK and Switzerland have made to mitigate their emissions and their natural climate solutions potential using naturebase data to find how much of their commitment can be met by nature.?
You can view the data on naturebase yourself and find where in the world we can continue to unlock nature's potential.?
NCS IN THE REAL WORLD- Durian Rambun
WHERE: INDONESIA
TYPE OF NCS SOLUTION: PROTE
This project is a designated protected site in with 2,516 hectares of preserved forest and 1,100 hectares for nature rehabilitation. The project spans several activities, such as enrichment planting, tree planting, agroforestry improvement, and the protection of the natural regeneration of native species. READ MORE.
??Indonesia has?the opportunity to mitigate?approximately?97 MtCO2e/yr by 2050 if it meets its potential for avoided forest conversion.?
See more details on the potential for natural climate solutions on?N4C's naturebase platform and find examples of real projects using the N4C case study map.
??? For Your Information:
Land publishes a study monitoring and mapping regenerative agriculture practices in the United States.?
RestorLife Awards releases a second call for applicants, with a deadline of February 28.?
WildSight launches as a business intelligence unit for nature, built to help CSOs and their teams take their first steps towards action.?
Science Based Targets Initiative opens applications for five Expert Working Groups to contribute to the revision of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard.??
Tropical Forest Alliance launches its new website, allowing users to explore TFA's work to bring together governments, companies, financial institutions, and civil society organisations to accelerate progress in decoupling agriculture production from deforestation and ecosystem conversion.?
Abatable shares a new report on the voluntary carbon market in 2024 and and its place in a rapidly changing climate mitigation landscape.??
World Resources Institute announces that Chile is the new co-lead of the 100% Alliance, an international campaign urging all coastal and ocean states to commit to the sustainable management of 100% of their national ocean areas.??
Conservation International, TNC, WaterAid, Water.org, Wetlands International, and WWF publish a new working paper exploring the need for dialogue to address challenges with current freshwater replenishment programs.??
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Docusign announce a new partnership to simplify FSC’s operations and bolster initiatives to empower indigenous communities.?
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Finance for Biodiversity: Information Webinar for Financial Institutions hosted by Finance for Biodiversity Foundation - Date: 19 February
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