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The Biocultural Community Protocol for Niafrang serves as a guide for the sustainable use of natural resources and the protection of traditional knowledge. It details the village's ecosystem, including its critical dune system, and outlines the socio-economic reliance on palm oil, rice, and forest products. The document highlights severe threats from a proposed zircon mining project, which the community argues would destroy a vital hydraulic barrier and disrupt local agriculture. It establishes a framework for access and benefit-sharing of genetic resources and reaffirms the community's commitment to protecting its environment and customary laws.

The Greening Transportation Infrastructure Development (GRID) Integrated Program, approved by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in February 2024, provides nearly $27 million over five years to mainstream biodiversity into transportation infrastructure. Led by WWF with support from ADB and UNEP, the program implements national projects in Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Suriname, and Ukraine. These projects focus on improving policy environments, participatory planning, innovative financing, and technical capacity to create nature-positive, low-carbon, and climate-resilient infrastructure, such as ports and highways.

The report demonstrates a causal link between Amazonian deforestation and reduced hydroelectric output in Brazil, affecting plants both within the Amazon and in distant regions like the Paraná Basin. Through case studies of the Teles Pires and several Paraná Basin plants, it quantifies energy and financial losses, highlighting that 17 of Brazil's 20 largest hydroelectric plants are exposed to the 'flying rivers' mechanism. The document argues that forest conservation is essential for national energy security and suggests targeted restoration policies based on land tenure categories.

The IAI Strategic Plan 2024–2030 focuses on three strategic themes: meeting the needs of Parties to address global environmental change, developing science for the sustainability of the Americas, and ensuring the sustainability of the IAI. These themes are implemented through 10 strategic goals, including the promotion of transdisciplinary research on biodiversity, climate change adaptation, and water-food-energy nexuses, as well as strengthening science-policy interfaces and regional funding networks.

The report emphasizes the critical role of estuaries and mangroves in Central and South America for biodiversity, carbon capture, and coastal protection. It argues that these 'blue carbon' ecosystems are threatened by climate change, pollution, and urbanization, and calls for a comprehensive framework involving scientific diplomacy, transboundary cooperation, and community engagement. The document provides specific policy recommendations across four dimensions: ecology, ecosystem services, spatial governance, and community action, while highlighting the Coiba Archipelago in Panama and the Gulf of Nicoya in Costa Rica as case studies for sustainable management.

This white paper argues for the critical importance of estuaries and mangroves in Central and South America for biodiversity, climate regulation, and coastal protection. It identifies threats such as climate change, pollution, and urbanization, and proposes a comprehensive framework for sustainable management. The report emphasizes the role of 'blue carbon' in climate mitigation and advocates for science diplomacy, interdisciplinary collaboration, and community engagement. It provides specific case studies from the Coiba Archipelago in Panama and the Gulf of Nicoya in Costa Rica to illustrate successful management and the need for continued restoration.

The document argues that estuaries and mangroves in Central and South America are critical for biodiversity, climate regulation, and coastal protection, but face threats from climate change, pollution, and urbanization. It proposes a comprehensive framework for sustainable management, emphasizing the need for scientific diplomacy, inclusive governance, and community participation. The report highlights the role of 'blue carbon' in national climate strategies and provides case studies from the Gulf of Nicoya in Costa Rica and the Coiba Archipelago in Panama to illustrate successful sustainable management and the potential for pristine sites to serve as regional health benchmarks.

LandMark is a global platform that maps Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' lands to support land rights advocacy. A 2024 redesign expanded its map coverage to over 30% of the world's land and introduced new analytical tools focusing on biodiversity and climate change mitigation, specifically tracking forest greenhouse gas fluxes and intersections with key biodiversity areas. The platform provides evidence used in legal battles for land recognition in Suriname and the Philippines, and supports national reporting for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

The report details how various animal 'guilds'—including predators, browsers, seed dispersers, and pollinators—provide essential services such as carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and disease prevention. It emphasizes that abundance is as critical as existence for these functions to operate and highlights the risks of 'empty forests' and degraded biomes. Through case studies of specific animals and global biomes, the document argues for a shift from simple conservation to active species recovery to secure the natural systems supporting human society.

The report evaluates the South African financial sector's capacity to adopt the TNFD framework, finding that while there is high recognition of the sector's impact on nature loss, there is a significant gap in the implementation of nature-related targets and expertise. It highlights the economic value of South Africa's ecosystem services and argues that private finance is essential to meet the Global Biodiversity Framework's '30x30' conservation target.

The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) challenge, a partnership between the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and Shockwave Foundation, invites proposals for nature-positive agricultural innovations in East Africa. The program aims to transition seed-level ideas into sustainable, funding-ready businesses through a structured process of mentoring, leadership training, and investment brokering. Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations, start-ups, and academia from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Winners receive tailored support, including up to 24 hours of mentoring over three months, access to a Leadership Academy, and potential next-stage funding for implementation and scaling over 12 months.

The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) challenge, a partnership between the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and Munich Re Foundation, seeks innovative agricultural solutions in East Africa. The program targets not-for-profit organizations, including NGOs and academia, to develop scalable, nature-positive initiatives that build resilience for vulnerable populations and protect biodiversity. Selected winners will receive tailored mentoring, leadership training through a Leadership Academy, communications support, and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) assistance. Successful projects that graduate from the program and meet specific criteria will receive next-stage funding for implementation and scaling over a 12-month period. Applications are evaluated based on innovativeness, potential for impact, equity, scalability, viability, team composition, and risk.

The document presents case studies on mangrove restoration in Grenada and biological corridors in Costa Rica to demonstrate how nature-based solutions (NbS) can enhance climate resilience while protecting biodiversity. It argues that to achieve 'multiple wins' for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, projects must be designed from the outset to provide measurable benefits for ecosystem health.

The paper argues that current SEEA implementation is hindered by siloed data and uncoordinated modeling platforms. It proposes a shift toward semantic interoperability—where data and models are machine-understandable—using the ARIES Network as a proof-of-concept. The strategy outlines specific roles for data providers, modelers, and hosting institutions to create a decentralized 'network of networks' that adheres to FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles. Implementation is suggested through a four-step process involving pilot testing, stakeholder engagement, governance coordination via the UN, and capacity building.

The report examines two nature-based solutions (NbS) projects: mangrove restoration in Grenada and interurban biological corridors in Costa Rica. It highlights the importance of establishing ecological baselines, using participatory monitoring and citizen science, and integrating biodiversity targets into urban planning to ensure that climate adaptation efforts also provide net gains for ecosystem health.

The document presents two case studies to illustrate the practical application of nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate adaptation. The first case focuses on mangrove restoration in Grenada, emphasizing the use of a specific restoration protocol and diverse biodiversity monitoring tools to improve seedling survival and ecosystem health. The second case examines the Biodiver_City project in Costa Rica, which implements interurban biological corridors in the San José metropolitan area to combat urban heat islands and flooding while enhancing ecological connectivity. Both cases highlight the importance of baseline data, citizen science, and multi-stakeholder coordination in achieving biodiversity co-benefits.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and Panama's SENACYT organized a training program in science diplomacy for decision-makers in the Americas. The program includes a field trip to Coiba National Park and a three-day workshop focusing on the intersection of science, policy, and international relations to address global environmental change (GEC), including climate change and biodiversity loss. It aims to strengthen regional cooperation and evidence-based policymaking through modules on national strategies, intergovernmental processes (such as the UNFCCC and CBD), and scientific advising.

The text highlights the critical role of wetland ecosystems in providing services to humans, particularly for the poorest communities, while noting that 64%–71% of global wetlands have been lost since the 20th century due to factors like land use change, climate change, and resource extraction.

The report presents a comprehensive four-component framework—Baseline and Ambition, Initiatives, Instruments, and Governance and Implementation—designed to help countries safeguard and restore natural capital. It details 14 subcomponents, ranging from natural capital assessments and the creation of a national vision to the deployment of regulatory and financial instruments. The framework emphasizes an iterative process, utilizing tools like marginal abatement cost curves for prioritizing initiatives and gap assessments to identify policy voids. It specifically highlights the economic risks of nature loss in Africa, such as the potential for nature-related risks to double expected financing losses in agriculture by 2030, while noting opportunities in the blue economy. The framework was piloted in Ghana with a wide range of government and private sector stakeholders.

The playbook argues that infrastructure is a primary driver of biodiversity loss and climate change, contributing approximately 79% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It advocates for a shift from 'no net loss' to 'nature-positive' development, where biodiversity gain is central to design. Based on an analysis of nearly 200 projects, the guide categorizes solutions across transport, energy, water, buildings, and coastal protection. Key findings highlight an implementation bias toward well-known solutions like reforestation, while more complex options like peatland restoration remain underutilized. The document emphasizes that nature-based solutions can complement or replace 'grey' infrastructure, offering superior adaptability to climate change and providing diverse co-benefits including improved water quality, carbon sequestration, and social well-being.