Protecting nature is a public duty, not a Wall Street profit opportunity

An Lambrechts is a biodiversity politics expert at Greenpeace International with extensive experience in biodiversity-related multilateral negotiations. She is the head of the Greenpeace delegation at the Convention on Biological…

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Under US pressure, World Bank says it will back gas “where appropriate”

The World Bank president said on Friday his organisation will continue to support some gas projects in developing countries alongside renewables, nuclear and hydropower, despite criticism from climate campaigners who…

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Global deforestation slowed in 2025 but Brazil’s election could undo “fragile” gains

Latin American governments cracked down on forest clearing in 2025, leading global deforestation to fall by the most this decade, but political shifts and the likely impact of a strong…

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World Bank and IMF should lead the financial system in responding to the climate crisis

Sandra Guzmán is director at the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (GFLAC), and Raju Pandit Chhetri is lead climate finance negotiator for the least-developed countries at…

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