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Forest rights pledge tops $2.3 billion, but direct community funding stays low

Forest rights pledge exceeds target, but direct funding stays low.

Whaling commission rejects push to resume commercial whaling

IWC holds its 40-year moratorium, rejects commercial whaling bid.

Africa's monitored wildlife populations have fallen 80% since 1970

Living Planet Report: Africa's wildlife down 80% since 1970.

Far-right candidate wins big in Brazil's deforestation hotspots

Far-right candidate sweeps Brazil's Amazon deforestation hotspots.

Vietnam's fishers are squeezed by a contested sea and the threat of an EU red card

Fuel shock, a contested sea and a possible EU red card squeeze Vietnam's fishing fleet.

Indonesia recreates its peatland agency, but questions linger over what changed

Indonesia recreates its peatland agency after the 2024 shutdown, with the mandate still undefined.

In Panama's Darién forest, Indigenous communities build a biodiversity credit baseline

Indigenous villages in Panama's Darién documented 200+ species as a baseline to enter the biodiversity credit market.