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Youth Advisory CommitteeSustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)1d agoSeptember 22, 2026
Youth Committee Pushes for Financial Literacy and 'Tropical Erasmus' Student Exchange
Felipe Stoch urges science panels to bridge conservation and finance language while Damas Kaza proposes a south-south 'Tropical Erasmus' student exchange program.
Why it matters: The Youth Advisory Committee's 12 members reached 200 indigenous leaders and contributed to COP synthesis reports, demonstrating that small, embedded teams can scale scientific impact.
United Nations
MapBiomasSustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)1d agoSeptember 22, 2026
MapBiomas Offers Replicable Communication Model for Tropical Forest Science Panels
Tasso Azevedo proposes a 'Science Panel Network for the Tropics' and shares MapBiomas' strategy of repackaging data for different audiences to sustain media attention.
Why it matters: MapBiomas is used by all major Brazilian banks and governments; adapting its matrix communication approach across basins could multiply the policy impact of the science panels' reports.
United Nations
GEFSustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)1d agoSeptember 22, 2026
GEF Shifts from Country-by-Country to Biome-Wide Tropical Forest Investments
GEF representative reports $6 billion invested in forestry across 173 countries over 3 decades but acknowledges fragmented efforts failed, now pursuing biome-wide programs.
Why it matters: Country-driven projects address local symptoms but miss systemic biome integrity, which the science panels' data can now inform through knowledge platforms already operational in the Amazon and Congo.
United Nations
BorneoSustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)1d agoSeptember 22, 2026
Borneo Science Panel to Launch 7-Cluster Assessment at COP31 in Turkey
Mazli Muhtar previews the Borneo Assessment Report covering geology, flora, fauna, agriculture, culture, water, and economics, set for release at COP31 in Antalya.
Why it matters: With Indonesia relocating its capital to Borneo and ongoing peatland fires crossing international borders, the report aims to guide policy for 3 nations sharing the island.
United Nations
Congo BasinSustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)1d agoSeptember 22, 2026
Congo Basin Stores 30 Billion Tons of Carbon but Has Only 10 Monitoring Stations Left
Scientists report the Congo Basin recycles up to 70% of its rainfall and remains a carbon sink, but catastrophic data gaps—down from 500 to 10 hydrometric stations—cripple management.
Why it matters: Without measurement infrastructure, scientists cannot detect whether the Congo Basin's resilience is beginning to crack, as early phenology data from Gabon already suggests.
United Nations
AmazonSustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)1d agoSeptember 22, 2026
Amazon Faces Imminent Tipping Point from Deforestation, Fire, and Climate Change
Carlos Nobre warns the Amazon has lost 18% of forest cover and 38% is degraded, with deforestation driving 75% of the tipping-point risk.
Why it matters: Losing the Amazon would raise global temperatures 2-3°C, cut regional rainfall 25%, and threaten $250 billion in illicit economies already destabilizing the basin.
United Nations
SDSNSustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)1d agoSeptember 22, 2026
Three Tropical Forest Science Panels Unite for First Cross-Basin Coordination
SDSN brings together Amazon, Congo Basin, and Borneo science panels to share research, coordinate capacity building, and align policy advocacy.
Why it matters: Tropical forests store a third of global biodiversity and regulate continental rainfall, but fragmented scientific efforts have failed to prevent accelerating deforestation across all three basins.
United Nations
World Resources InstituteSustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)1d agoSeptember 22, 2026
WRI Analysis of 300 Africa NBS Projects Reveals Need for Better Standards and Enabling Environment
Denny from WRI shares findings from cataloguing 300 nature-based solution projects funded by multilateral banks in Africa over a decade.
Why it matters: Profiling projects as green, green-gray, or gray infrastructure helps MDBs redirect investment and build standards for nature-positive development across Africa.
United Nations
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