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The jurisdictional approach (JA) is defined as a government-led, comprehensive strategy for forest and land use within legally defined territories, typically implemented at state or provincial levels. Experience from over a decade of implementation in the tropics indicates that success depends on multi-stakeholder processes, cross-sectoral policies aligned with implementation capacity, and strong political leadership.

The document assesses the capacity of U.S. forests and farms to remove carbon dioxide, estimating the potential at hundreds of millions of metric tons per year. It highlights that while marginal costs are generally below US$50/tCO2, scaling requires overcoming challenges in measurement, monitoring, land-use competition, and funding. The paper distinguishes between practices that may reduce food and fiber supply and those that do not, such as reforestation on nonagricultural lands and improved forest carbon management.

The analysis reveals that current ecosystem services indicators generally have a low capacity to convey useful information to policy-makers, with significant gaps in data and comprehensiveness. These limitations are most pronounced for regulating and cultural services compared to provisioning services.

The analysis finds that global freshwater systems are severely degraded, threatening their ability to support life. Human activities, including agriculture, engineering, and urban development, have altered hydrological regimes and converted natural habitats, leading to a decline in the capacity of ecosystems to provide essential goods and services.

The report evaluates seven ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods, emphasizing the need for a precautionary, iterative approach to balance climate urgency with environmental and social risks.

The report evaluates corporate environmental and social reporting in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, finding that while reporting has improved, it remains largely focused on philanthropy and is often of limited relevance to mainstream investors. It highlights that Indian companies lead in reporting quality, while Vietnamese companies lag, and notes that investors frequently rely on non-public informal channels to obtain sustainability risk data.

The document outlines WWF South Africa's strategy to address the historical over-emphasis on surface water by integrating groundwater management into its freshwater initiatives. It assesses current groundwater activities across several Strategic Water Source Areas, identifies gaps in institutional knowledge and governance, and proposes a roadmap for future action. This includes conducting baseline studies, enhancing stakeholder engagement with commercial farmers and corporate partners, and defining WWF's potential roles as a secretariat, implementer, or convener within water partnerships.