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Support WCS Canada The Goals and Targets of the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF)

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Legislation & Policies
April, 2023
Canada

These goals and targets are purposively (and appropriately) designed to work as an integrated whole, reflecting the same principle of indivisibility embodied in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. They require actions to be integrated across the whole of government and society.

Safeguards for Carbon Markets – Prioritizing Local Communities’ Tenure Rights

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Conference Papers & Reports
April, 2023
Global

While emissions trading already began in the late 1980s and early 1990s, carbon markets can officially be traced back to the Kyoto Protocol of 1997. The Kyoto Protocol introduced market-based mechanisms allowing countries to trade emission allowances and invest in emission reduction projects overseas.

No time to waste

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Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2023
Asia

Land tenure rights influence the way that land and natural resources are used and can impact directly on the environment and climate change.

Social Innovation Perspective of Community-Based Climate Change Adaptation: A Framework-Based Study of Ladakh, India

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Journal Articles & Books
March, 2023
India

Indigenous knowledge of local environments is crucial for developing innovative and contextual climate change adaptation strategies. Although the significance of community-led efforts based on this knowledge has been well acknowledged, they have not been effectively incorporated into mainstream development processes.

Land Portal Annual Report 2022

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Reports & Research
February, 2023
Global

The Land Portal Foundation's 2022 Annual Report highlights the critical role of accessible land information and data in securing land rights and promoting social justice. The report highlights the growing recognition of the linkages between land tenure, climate change, food security, urban development and land degradation.

Climate Vulnerability Index (Draft)

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Reports & Research
February, 2023
Bangladesh

Bangladesh is vulnerable to both disasters and climate change and ranked the seventh extreme disaster risk-prone country in the world as per the report from the Global Climate Risk Index 2021. Most development projects in the country address reducing vulnerability to disasters or poverty, and it is well-recorded how local people have their own well-established coping capacities.