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Climate Week NYC

September 23–28, 2024

Climate change is already reshaping our world. Healthy ecosystems are an essential solution—as carbon sinks, buffers against extreme weather events, protection for human health. Although nature accounts for 30% of the climate solution, it receives just a fraction of the climate-related investments. This disparity must change.

We must protect lands and seas with high ecological integrity, restore those under threat, and safeguard the rights of those who can deliver this, such as Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

Opinion

As the World Burns

By Daniel Zarin

Over at PBS Nature, WCS's Daniel Zarin lays out 4 things we must do to address the climate crisis. “The question at hand is whether we have the wherewithal to change our fate.”

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Investing in Healthy Forests for People and Planet

By Nat Moss with Tom Evans and Ashley Camhi

The High Integrity Forest Investment Initiative, or HIFOR, is a new initiative piloted by the WCS Forests and Climate Change program that aims to attract investment in large tropical areas with healthy ecosystems—to compensate nature and its protectors for the services they provide.

WCS Wild Audio · Investing in Healthy Forests for People and the Planet

WCS Wild Audio

How Ecological Restoration and Innovation Are Restoring Forests and Reconnecting Landscapes

By Hannah Kaplan with Tim Rayden, Diane Detoeuf, and Itma Selene Torres Rodríguez

WCS is focusing on ecological restoration, transforming degraded lands into thriving habitats with the collaboration of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and innovative tools enabling real-time tracking of conservation progress. On this episode, how restoration, technology, and community partnerships are shaping a sustainable future.

WCS Wild Audio · How Ecological Restoration and Innovation are Restoring Forests and Reconnecting Landscapes

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We are committed to highlighting nature's central role in confronting climate change, biodiversity loss, and zoonotic pandemic crises. Our presence at Climate Week 2024 will underscore the necessity of integrating nature into global climate strategies.

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