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Posted by: BUSINESS FOR NATURE

Key business consultation survey launched to finalize policy recommendations on nature

During Natural Capital Week, Business for Nature, a global coalition of influential organizations and forward-thinking businesses, has launched an important business consultation survey that will run until November 30. The survey gives businesses of all sectors, sizes and geographies the chance to contribute their experience and expertise to the policy recommendations that Business for Nature will take to governments at key events in 2020, creating a strong united business voice calling for policies to address the nature crisis. Complete the survey today.

Posted by: Tropical Forest Alliance

Five take-aways from New York Climate Week 2019 to combat deforestation

As the dust settles, post-New York Climate Week and the Sustainable Development Impact Summit running alongside the UN General Assembly, it’s an opportune moment to reflect as we work to mobilize more action to tackle the climate crisis. Justin Adams, Executive Director at the Tropical Forest Alliance shares five stand-out take-aways, and how this begins to lay out the pathway for concrete action in the next decade.
Posted by: NATURE4CLIMATE

Top ten nature takeaways from the UN Climate Summit and Climate Week

Secretary-General António Guterres noted this week, “that we fool ourselves if we think we can fool nature and that nature was a critical part of the climate solution. This was echoed by Inger Andersen from UNEP saying that ‘in order to arrest this emergency, and as we decarbonize our economies, we must bring one of our most powerful allies into the fight now – nature.’ Here are N4C’s top ten takeaways:
Posted by: NATURE4CLIMATE

Nature-based solutions: A summary of announcements and developments during the UN Climate Action Summit and Climate Week

As the UN Climate Action Summit came to a conclusion, 70 countries said they will come up with tougher national contributions in 2020. Groups of investors, including insurance giant Allianz, committed to carbon-neutral investment portfolios by 2050, and new funding was announced for climate change adaptation and mitigation. And nature? How did it do? N4C has tracked NBS announcements.