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The NAMA Café de Costa Rica initiative has deployed a mobile app and MRV system to track carbon footprints in the coffee sector, leading to a significant correction in national emission estimates for coffee from 8% to 1%. The system collects real data from farmers and mills to identify emission sources—primarily fertiliser, agroforestry, pulp, waste water, and fossil fuels—and supports the adoption of low-emission technologies and premium market access.

The document details a project supporting Mozambique in modelling low-emissions scenarios using the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System (LEAP) and the REDD Abacus model. Focusing on agriculture and energy, the project found that switching to solar-powered irrigation and agroforestry could significantly reduce emissions. These integrated scenarios were used to inform the country's next NDC. The project also emphasized national capacity building and peer learning through the Africa LEDS project, sharing findings with other nations like Ghana.

The CDKN's Africa START research call provides £300,000 for 16 projects and £150,000 for management and a learning forum. The funded research addresses diverse climate risks across Africa, including forest degradation in Nigeria and Cameroon, water management in Benin and Ethiopia, and coastal lagoon sensitivity in North Africa, all aimed at enhancing food security and rural livelihoods.

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) provides research, technical assistance, and advocacy to help developing countries integrate climate resilience and low-carbon growth into their national policies. Operating across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, CDKN focuses on four strategic themes: climate compatible development strategies, access to climate finance, disaster risk management, and support for international climate negotiators from vulnerable nations. The network is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Netherlands Foreign Ministry (DGIS).

The agriculture sector in Pakistan contributed nearly 42 per cent of national greenhouse gas emissions in 2012. To address this, the document identifies twelve mitigation options, prioritizing five cost-effective measures: improving irrigation/water management, reducing methane from rice cultivation, implementing agroforestry, promoting better manure management, and limiting basmati rice crop burning. Together, these five priority measures are projected to reduce emissions by 11.83 MtCO2e by 2030, representing a 4.3 per cent reduction from the business-as-usual scenario.

The document identifies five high-priority mitigation options for Pakistan's forestry sector: community-based forest management, preservation of conifer forest land, agroforestry practices, commercial plantations, and reforestation of degraded land. These options are characterized by low marginal abatement costs (mostly <$25/Tonne CO2e) and the potential to reduce emissions by a total of 21.7 MtCO2e by 2030. The sector faces significant challenges, including a net loss of over one million hectares of forest between 1990 and 2015, an entrenched illegal timber trade, and a lack of a national carbon monitoring system.

The 'Shubh Kal' pilot project tested a communication model in Bundelkhand, Central India, using community radio to connect vulnerable farmers with scientific and government experts. By training 35 radio reporters in climate change journalism, the project produced 12 radio shows per station using an 'infotainment' approach in local dialects. Findings indicate that the project improved reporters' technical knowledge and confidence, increased farmer awareness of adaptation measures like organic composting and rainwater harvesting, and provided scientists with insights into traditional farming knowledge. The project concluded that community radio can effectively facilitate two-way communication to support climate-resilient development.

The study finds that climate change, characterized by rising temperatures and decreasing rainfall, will likely cause significant economic losses in the Mpanga river catchment, particularly in the energy sector. Annual costs for the energy sector are estimated between US$25 million and US$98 million by 2030-2035, while the water supply sector in the Rushango area may face annual losses of US$45,000 to US$79,000. Adaptation measures, including water resource regulation and energy diversification, are considered high priorities as they only need to offset between 2.8% and 32.8% of estimated losses to be economically justified.

The document outlines the Climate Bonds Standard's framework for certifying green bonds in Brazil's agricultural sector, detailing the pre-issuance, issuance, and post-issuance steps. It specifies eligible agricultural projects—categorized by production units, interventions, and support activities—and lists the screening indicators required for mitigation and adaptation. The guide highlights Brazil's potential as a major agricultural producer and provides case studies of certified instruments, such as those from Rizoma Agro, Solinftec, and Produzindo Certo.

The document details the Climate Bonds Initiative's (CBI) voluntary labelling scheme designed to align agricultural debt instruments with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement. It provides a three-step certification process (pre-issuance, issuance, and post-issuance) and defines eligible agriculture projects across three categories: whole production units, interventions within production units (mitigation and adaptation), and supporting activities. The guide highlights Brazil as a key market, noting that while land use is the second largest green bond category there, crop-specific issuance is growing, citing three certified cases: Rizoma Agro, Solinftec, and Produzindo Certo.

The document provides a framework for Brazilian livestock producers to issue certified green bonds aligned with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Climate Agreement. It details a three-step issuance process—pre-issuance, issuance, and post-issuance—and defines eligible projects across three routes: whole production units, specific unit interventions, and supporting activities outside the farm. To achieve certification, issuers must meet specific screening indicators, including no land conversion since 2010 and demonstrated low-carbon animal management. The guide highlights Brazil's significant role as a global livestock producer and the potential for green bonds to reduce methane emissions, which account for nearly 65% of the country's agricultural emissions.

The Agrifood Transition Plan Assessment Framework establishes a methodology for evaluating corporate transition strategies in the agrifood sector. It categorizes companies into 'committed' (early) and 'advanced' phases based on the maturity of their transition plans. The framework emphasizes a holistic approach that integrates greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction—specifically targeting methane and nitrous oxide—with nature-based goals such as eliminating deforestation and land conversion. It provides detailed requirements for Paris-aligned targets, action plans for producers and downstream actors, and accountability metrics, while aligning with international disclosure standards like TCFD, TNFD, and ICMA.

The briefing outlines a pathway for Nigeria to reach net-zero emissions by 2060, emphasizing the need to move away from oil dependency through Public-Private Community Partnerships (PPCP). It identifies critical opportunities in waste management, clean energy access, and the AFOLU sector, while proposing the use of debt-for-climate swaps to fund the USD 410 billion Energy Transition Plan. The authors argue that systemic transformation requires engaging key government stakeholders, such as the Office of the Vice-President, and supporting local cleantech entrepreneurship to create green jobs.

The document is a technical flowchart outlining the regulatory pathways for rural properties over four fiscal modules to achieve compliance with the Forest Code. It details the requirements for the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR), the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA), and the Forest Recovery Plan (PRADA), while specifying different restoration and compensation options based on whether areas were consolidated before July 22, 2008.

The document details the steps Brazilian rural landowners must take to comply with the 2012 Forest Code, focusing on the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA). It distinguishes between large properties (over four fiscal modules) and small properties, highlighting a 'special regime' for land deforested before July 22, 2008. Key obstacles identified include a lack of state-level legislation, the high cost of technical expertise for landholders, and legal uncertainties regarding the constitutionality of the code and the regulation of Environmental Reserve Quotas (CRA).

The report analyzes how state policies in the Brazilian Amazon facilitate or hinder forest restoration. It finds that while states have been pioneers in REDD+ and PSA and are essential for implementing the Forest Code via CAR and PRA, significant gaps remain. These include a lack of integrated governance, insufficient incentives for voluntary restoration, and bureaucratic barriers to native species silviculture. Pará is highlighted as the most advanced state, being the only one with a comprehensive State Native Vegetation Recovery Plan (PRVN-PA) and a mechanism for restoration concessions on public lands.

The briefing examines the EU's Carbon Removals Certification Framework (CRCF), specifically criticizing the Delegated Act for permanent removals. It argues that the current methodologies for Direct Air Capture with Storage (DACCS), Biomass with capture and storage (BioCCS), and Biochar fail to account for environmental knock-on effects, lack proper monitoring and liability, and breach the 'Do No Significant Harm' principle. The author warns that these flaws could lead to certified activities increasing atmospheric emissions and undermine the EU's path to climate neutrality, potentially exposing buyers to greenwashing accusations if integrated into the EU Emission Trading System or voluntary markets.

The document critiques agricultural carbon offsets, stating they risk harming farmers' autonomy, fail to provide permanent carbon sequestration, and may actually increase overall emissions. It recommends that governments and international bodies exclude land-based offsets from carbon markets and instead fund agroecological transitions.

The document argues that New York's Draft Scoping Plan (DSP) relies too heavily on industry-biased accounting and voluntary measures. It recommends prioritizing forest preservation over harvesting, eliminating forest-based carbon offsets, implementing mandatory methane regulations for large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), and adopting specific statewide targets for soil health practices.

The document argues that U.S. agriculture can achieve carbon neutrality by combining emissions reductions—particularly of nitrous oxide and methane—with increased soil carbon sequestration. It details 'carbon farming' practices such as cover cropping, agroforestry, and prescribed grazing, while critiquing the current 'farm safety net' for subsidizing carbon-intensive industrial operations. The authors propose a systemic shift toward payments for ecosystem services, reformed crop insurance, and updated federal research and extension priorities to incentivize climate-friendly agriculture.