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Land is essential to our lives – we grow food on it and rely on it for economic growth and development. In sub-Saharan Africa approximately 83% of people depend directly on land for survival. However, approximately two-thirds of the continent’s productive land is degraded – it has lost its productive capacity – to some degree. This is driven by years of overgrazing, inappropriate…

August 2020 was about 2.14°C hotter than the average month recorded on Earth since 1880. As confirmed by NASA and NOAA, the months from February to April as well August 2020 were the second-warmest in history. These changes in global warming will lead to changes in the strength, frequency, spatial extent and duration of extreme weather events. Data from NASA shows…

At Davos 2020, the World Economic Forum launched 1t.org, the platform to serve a global movement to conserve, restore and grow 1 trillion trees by 2030. In July 2020, 1t.org's Trillion Trees Challenge went live on UpLink, and led to the selection of the first cohort of Trillion Trees champions and innovators. Innovations from 5 continents tackle a range of roadblocks,…

The soil on which we live, from which we feed ourselves and where we base our entire existence is one of humanity’s most precious assets that we cannot afford to lose. To satisfy our needs, we ought to recognize the interconnectidness of land with other natural resources. We should also recognize the rights and the obligations of the communities living in this land, such as the…

The COVID-19 pandemic offers a preview of what can happen when humanity ruthlessly exploits nature. In mapping out a policy trajectory for the next decade, decision-makers must put aside the obsession with economic growth for its own sake, and start to heed the scientific evidence. BOGOTA – There is no longer any doubt that the triple crisis of COVID-19, climate change, and biodiversity loss…

The impact of COVID-19 has been devastating around the world. In response, countries have put in place emergency measures to help their citizens and private firms weather the pandemic and recovery programs to boost the economy once the lockdown restrictions can ease. Most developing economies do not have the fiscal space to implement broad recovery programs, as the revenues from key…