Category Archives: Deforestation

COP29 in Baku: Key Outcomes, Carbon Market Rules, and Climate Challenges

Discover the key outcomes of COP29 in Baku, including the finalization of carbon market rules under Article 6, climate finance negotiations, and fossil fuel phase-out challenges. Explore insights from Ksapa into global climate diplomacy on the way to the critical COP 30 next year.

Resolving the Financing of Climate Transitions. What About Involving Beneficiaries?

International climate finance, particularly as it evolves at COP29, remains riddled with systemic challenges, making poor progress financing climate transitions since COP 21. This article explores reasons underpinning the inefficiencies of international climate finance, dividing the discussion into key thematic sections: systemic shortcomings, accountability challenges, and potential solutions for reform.

Climate Change Undermines Poorly Designed Urban Planning

Violent flooding can be explained above all by poorly thought- out urban development, which climate change has suddenly and forcefully blown out of the water. An opportunity to think differently about our relationship with the landscape.

What Credibility Can Be Given to Biodiversity Credits?

The question of biodiversity credits inspired by carbon credits was discussed again at COP 16. With similar controversies. Review and lessons learned.

Brewing a Better Future for Coffee Farmers

Coffee is more than just a beverage; with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed daily, it is one of the most widely consumed drinks in the world and one of the most traded agricultural commodities. The largest coffee-producing nations—Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia—are responsible for 63% of the global supply, while major consumers such as the European Union and the United States dominate the market.

Sustainable Cocoa Cultivation: Securing a Fair Future for Farmers

Cocoa is the main component of a vast industry with far-reaching repercussions on a global scale. While many of us love chocolate for its taste, cocoa has a less sweet side that poses serious problems. The cultivation and production processes are linked to complex challenges covering social, environmental and economic dimensions. Challenges, analysis and new solutions.

Key Takeaways During ClimateWeek NYC 2023 – What Business Needs to Know

This past week, organized events were held across New York City for Climate Week and the United Nation’s Climate Action Summit.  These events were designed to inspire business, government, and nonprofit leaders to accelerate the transition to a nature-positive future.

Climate: All Efforts Are Needed to Retain Carbon, Especially in Agriculture

Our team at Ksapa based in NYC attended UNGA and “Climate Week” last week. We’re not on track meeting the Global Goals. But in the dangerous climate situation we find ourselves in, it’s important not to leave any option aside. There are options worth implementing to maximize carbon sequestration and protect nature. Let’s do it.

What Does it Mean for Investors to “Do No Significant Harm” When Investing?

Ksapa is leading a working group of 12 international investment funds and investment companies to strengthen their consideration of human rights issues. An opportunity to come back and clarify the EU’s DNSH principle. Demonstrating that investments “do no significant harm” is a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework. Learn in practice how to apply this principle in this article.

Complying with the new EU Directive on Zero Deforestation

As part of the European Green Deal, an agreement was finally announced in December 2022 between the European Council and the EU Parliament on an anti-deforestation directive, aimed at eliminating the import or processing of products produced from deforestation.