Ethiopia NDC Highlights newsletter - October 2021 This issue of Ethiopia's NDC Highlights newsletter focuses on the country's REDD+ programme and green technology development and transfer.

Global experts identify options for tackling biodiversity and climate crises together   A report has been released from the first ever collaboration between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). In it, global experts identify key options for solutions that could successfully tackle the climate and biodiversity crises simultaneously.

Raising awareness on uncontrolled burning in Ecuador A communications campaign to stamp out irresponsible fires in Ecuador, by the Arcoiris Ecological Foundation, was supported by a seed fund from CDKN and FFLA.

Building capacity, connection and mutual trust for community-based forest monitoring in Colombia In a new report, WWF and its partners describe how they built greater connection, communication and technical capacity between community-based forest monitoring initiatives and national stakeholders in Colombia. 

Restore Africa’s degraded land: Climate Adaptation Summit Land is one of Africa’s most abundant resources, but it has become degraded across large swat

Citizen-led groups support inclusive adaptation to climate change Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema, Chair of the Weather Chasers Group in Malawi, sees how the group has developed into an energetic, dynamic force for environmental protection in the country and is part of a larger civil society movement for positive change.

New CDKN guide on IPCC's Special Report on Climate Change and Land for Latin American decision-makers CDKN unpacks the IPCC's Special Report on Climate Change and Land with this new edition: 'What's in it for Latin America?'

New CDKN guide unpacks IPCC's Special Report on Climate Change and Land for South Asian decision-makers CDKN has launched a new publication which unpacks the IPCC's Special Report on Climate Change and Land for decision-makers in South Asia - with all the headline findings they need to know about the interaction of climate change and land and the impact on societies and ecosystems.

Countries primed for fundraising to save forests The Results-based Reporting for REDD+ project has worked with tropical countries across the world, to improve their data-gathering on forest cover and reporting to the United Nations. This has laid the groundwork for increased funding to protect and restore forest lands. The project couldn't have been more timely - as Matt Gilbert of PwC reports.

Results-based Reporting for REDD+, Lessons and challenges of a multi-country initiative The Results-based Reporting for REDD+ project has supported many countries with their greenho

Opportunities for NDC implementation in Colombia’s new National Development Plan Colombia has not only set emissions reductions targets for 2030. It has also set an intermediate carbon budget for the National Development Plan period to 2022, which aims to ensure the country is on a pathway to achieve its 2030 goals, says Estefania Ardila Robles.

Gender, indigenous peoples and poverty in Latin American NDCs Gender, poverty and indigenous peoples are key pillars of the Paris Agreement. So, how far advanced are Latin American countries in integrating these dimensions? Paz González and Yanina Nemirovsky provide a brief overview.