Forests
A ruling by the Mark- och miljööverdomstolen stopping logging by the Hyttsten family in Konäs has led several parliamentary parties to call the current system unreasonable.
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Caquetá became the center of international environmental talks this week by hosting the 16th Annual GCF Task Force Meeting. The event brings together subnational government representatives from 11 countries to discuss conservation strategies, bioeconomy and tropical forest protection, following commitments from COP30.
African forests have shifted from absorbing carbon dioxide to emitting it, complicating global efforts to reach net-zero emissions. This change, driven by deforestation in the Congo rainforest, occurred between 2010 and 2017. Researchers highlight the urgent need for faster reductions in fossil fuel emissions to compensate.
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The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) announced a record R$7 billion investment in Brazilian forests since 2023, at the COP30 Leaders Summit in Belém. The amount, the largest in the bank's history for the forestry sector, funds the planting of about 280 million trees and the capture of 54 million tons of CO2. The initiative combines reimbursable and non-reimbursable resources for conservation and restoration.