Views on activities related to the implementation of the functions of the Local Communities...
BY: UNFCC
The undersigned organizations and groups appreciate the opportunity to submit our views on the functions and activities of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform. Our submission is in line with and supportive...
Despite foreign aid, Colombia struggles to rein in Amazon deforestation
By: Mongabay
Colombia is grappling with rampant deforestation in the Amazon, which was up 97% in 2018 from 2016, when the country’s former largest illegal armed group, the FARC, demobilized.
After providing $85 million...
2019 second hottest year on record, UN confirms
By: News UN
Last year was the second warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday.
“The average global temperature has risen by about 1.1°C since the pre-industrial era and ocean heat content is...
Recommendations to strengthen the IDB Invest Sustainability Policy review
Dear Directors and Counselors,
The purpose of this letter is to express the concerns of the undersigned civil society organizations about the process to review the Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy of the IDB Invest...
Joint civil society statement on COP25:
Big Polluters and Northern countries are throwing gasoline on the fire of the climate crisis, knowingly paving the way for even more fossil fuels.
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Before COP25 even began, it was...
UN Talks Undermine Progress on Human Rights Comments from members of CLARA –...
197 nations gathered in Madrid have failed to maintain reference to Human Rights in a key component of the Paris Agreement – “Cooperative Approaches between Parties”, or Article 6 as it is known in...
CLARA recommendations for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
The world’s climate, and its biodiversity is in crisis. There is no carbon budget left to continue discussions around ‘offsetting’ emissions. In light of that, any outcome under Article 6 must achieve real emission...
