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This briefing provides recommendations to enhance synergies between climate and biodiversity international agendas, specifically targeting the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), UNFCCC COP29, and COP30. It identifies five key opportunities: improving monitoring indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), aligning national biodiversity and climate plans, increasing collaboration between scientific bodies (IPBES and IPCC), establishing a joint work program among the Rio Conventions, and formalizing the role of CBD Action Agenda High-Level Champions.

This policy brief, produced by Transforma and WWF, advocates for increased policy coherence and synergies between the three Rio Conventions (Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Desertification) ahead of COP30 in Belém do Pará, Brazil. It emphasizes that integrating national plans for climate mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity is essential for efficient resource use and effective environmental governance, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This policy brief, produced by Transforma and WWF, analyzes the challenges and opportunities for a Just Energy Transition (JET) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It argues that the region must move beyond simple decarbonization toward a socio-ecological transition that addresses structural inequalities, fiscal dependence on fossil fuels, and the protection of biodiversity and human rights, particularly in the context of the upcoming COP30 in Brazil.

This report details Phase 3 (2019–2024) of the transformational partnership between WWF South Africa and Nedbank, which received an investment of R25 million. The collaboration focused on safeguarding strategic water source areas, promoting sustainable agriculture in the dairy and fruit sectors, and enhancing rural livelihoods, with a primary geographic emphasis on the Eastern Cape province.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) announced several new collaboration agreements and the addition of new Associates to strengthen scientific cooperation and science-policy capacities in the Americas.

The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge is a joint initiative by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and Shockwave Foundation to identify and scale innovative, nature-positive agricultural solutions in East Africa. The program provides selected winners with mentoring, leadership training, and connections to private investors to transform seed-level ideas into sustainable, funding-ready businesses.

The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge is an initiative by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and Munich Re Foundation to identify and scale nature-positive agricultural innovations in East Africa. The program provides selected not-for-profit organizations with mentoring, leadership training, and communications support to transform seed-level ideas into sustainable business models attractive to private investors.

The IDFC Green Finance Mapping 2023 report details the record-high green finance commitments made by International Development Finance Club (IDFC) members in 2022, highlighting significant growth in both mitigation and adaptation funding.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) welcomes the Emirates COP28 Leaders Declaration as a historic first for food systems and climate, noting its endorsement by 134 heads of state and its commitment to integrate food and land use into national climate and biodiversity plans by 2025. While praising its focus on financial support and Indigenous knowledge, IISD criticizes the declaration for failing to explicitly demand the phase-out of fossil fuels within food systems to meet the 1.5°C warming limit.

This document introduces a set of case studies designed to help adaptation practitioners and planners ensure that nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation deliver measurable biodiversity co-benefits and support community livelihoods.

A briefing by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) arguing against lifting the CITES trade suspension for Pterocarpus erinaceus (rosewood) in West and Central Africa, citing ongoing illegal trafficking and the risk of setting a dangerous precedent through 'special authorizations' and inadequate Non-Detriment Findings.

This research paper examines the critical need to phase out or repurpose agricultural subsidies that harm biodiversity, as mandated by Target 18 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). It highlights the paradox where food systems rely on biodiversity but are the primary drivers of its loss, and provides case studies from the United Kingdom, India, and Brazil to illustrate how public funding can be redirected toward sustainable land management and climate resilience.

This report by Zero Carbon Analytics examines the role of smallholder farmers in global food security, their productivity, and their adoption of sustainable agricultural practices. It highlights that small-scale farms, particularly those between two and five hectares, produce a significant portion of the world's food and often exhibit higher land productivity and biodiversity than larger farms. The document emphasizes the importance of integrating smallholders into modern agrifood supply chains and providing financial resources to scale climate-smart agricultural practices, especially in Africa.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on November 1, 2023, establishes a framework for collaboration between the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the Center for Research for Global Change (CICAG) to exchange information and knowledge on transdisciplinary science related to climate change and environmental health.

A statement by the Fokonolona guardians of the Indigenous Community Conserved Area (ICCA) on Sakatia island, Madagascar, opposing a land grabbing project by the company GREEN MADA LAND to build a hotel complex.

A letter from several Canadian environmental organizations to federal ministers expressing concern over the influence of CropLife, an industry association for plant biotechnology and pesticide companies, on the development of federal regulatory guidance for gene editing technologies.

The Yacarantã Collective in Rio Manso, Brazil, promotes syntropic agriculture to restore biodiversity and ensure food sovereignty. After an initial phase of training for affluent visitors, the collective pivoted to support local rural communities devastated by a 2019 mining dam collapse. This resulted in the creation of the 'Margaridas' women's group, which manages a 2,000-square-meter community agroforestry system with over 400 seedlings and 30 types of vegetables.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes forest replenishment (reposição florestal) legislation in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado biomes. It argues that current implementation is outdated, focusing on biomass supply for markets rather than ecological compensation for biodiversity loss, and highlights significant failures in the management of replenishment funds and recent legislative setbacks in Goiás.

A joint statement from six Canadian environmental and health organizations providing comments on the Draft state of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) report and the Risk Management Scope (RMS). The organizations advocate for regulating PFAS as a class under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), fast-tracking their addition to Part 1 of Schedule 1 as toxic substances, and implementing a comprehensive ban on non-essential uses to protect human health and biodiversity.

The report documents the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-31) to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Panama City from 21-22 June 2023. The meeting focused on financial sustainability, the establishment of new science-policy initiatives, and the strengthening of equity and diversity within the organization's research and training frameworks.