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
WCS Wild Audio
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
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 Calendar of Events
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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