N4C Weekly Brief | Oct 25 - 31
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Nature4Climate aims to increase action on natural climate solutions in support of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
N4C NEWS:
The first Global Stocktake at COP28 is a vital course correcting moment. Parties have the opportunity to unlock finance and accelerate action to achieve a nature positive, net zero world. Join global leaders and nature champions by signing our open letter to add your voice calling for greater integrity and ambition. ]
This open letter,?to be delivered to Ministers at COP 28, is calling on Global Stocktake Parties who have made public global commitments through the Leaders Pledge for Nature, Paris Agreement and the Global Biodiversity Framework, to publicly share plans, budgets and regulatory reforms on how they will implement and finance nature-based solutions (NbS).
Top nature news:
Positive nature stories
Scottish Green Minister Lorna Slater has revealed some 150 projects across the country have already shared in ￡30m of investment allocated from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund.??Coastal areas, marine habitats, and work on invasive species, habitat and species restoration and crucially, on health and well-being of local communities, have all benefited from the fund.
Case Study of the Week: Cheakamus Community Forest
WHERE: BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
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TYPE OF NCS SOLUTION: MANAGE
The Cheakamus Community Forest is one of around 50 community managed forests in Canada’s British Columbia province. To reflect the cultural partnerships in the region, the 33,000 hectares of forest are protected through joint management with the Lil’wat Nation, and Squamish Nation, and the Resort Municipality of Whistler.
For your information:
WBCSD?releases the 2023 edition of its annual review of WBCSD member companies sustainability reports. This edition introduces an evolved evaluation framework designed to guide companies in an era of rapidly evolving reporting regulations and increased stakeholder expectations.?
Conservation International?opens grant applications for the 2024 Regenerative Fund for Nature, which aims to support innovative agricultural practices and transform the supply chains that provide the raw materials for fashion.
UNEP?shares its?“Adaptation Gap Report”?for 2023, which provides an annual science-based assessment of the global progress on adaptation planning, financing, and implementation.
World Wildlife Fund?releases its?“2023 Plowprint Report”?which analyzes the rate of grassland plow-up across the US, and Canadian portions of the Great Plains, based on the USDA’s annual Cropland Data Layer and the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Annual Crop Inventory.
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