En América Latina, aparte de los famosos gigantes de hielo en la cordillera de los Andes al sur del continente también tenemos glaciares en zonas menos esperadas: los trópicos. Colombia tiene 6 glaciares, México tiene 3 y Venezuela tiene 1. Gracias a ellos tenemos agua fluyendo de las montañas a los campos agrícolas y a las ciudades…
Summary: IPBES-IPCC Co-Sponsored Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Climate Change
On June 10, 2021 the IPBES and IPCC released their first ever collaborative report highlighting that, not only are the climate crisis and biodiversity loss are interlinked, but that we cannot address one without the other, and that work needs to centre human wellbeing.
These reports can be long and technical, so we’ve read through and summaries the most important takeaways for you.
10 Ways Arab youth can get involved in the nature and climate space
Statement in Response to Climate Ambition Summit
The Double-Edged Nature of Land: A Practical Analysis of the IPCC's Special Report on Climate Change and Land
“[…] the IPCC’s SRCCL shines light on interlinked global challenges like climate adaptation and mitigation, desertification, land degradation and food security, whilst suggesting land-related actions/NBS that can mutually benefit all these areas. Whilst much of the current discussion misguidedly focuses on singular individual lifestyle changes, just like with the Special Report on 1.5C, we urgently need large-scale and context-dependent action that is participatory, inclusive, multi-sectoral, and actively considers ecological, social, economic, cultural and institutional factors.”