It’s a wrap! After a week of discussions, #UNFF20 participants head home to continue their work toward sustainable forest management “May the spirit of the #forest stay with all of us.” Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/un-forum-for... #forestry #forests

NEW: The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people. By @annaleighclark.bsky.social

Timeline cleanse: crows can do geometry. I thought we already knew crows were super smart but happy to know they can do mathematics.

While the financial mechanism and need to mobilize financial resources were at the fore of the resumed UN #Biodiversity Conference, talks saw the adoption of other decisions vital to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s goals and targets Summary ➡️ enb.iisd.org/un-biodivers...

After 30 hours overtime at #IPCC62, Member Countries agreed on outlines of the three Working Group reports and took a decision enabling author nomination for #AR7 There was still no agreement on a timeline for the #IPCC reports’ delivery Summary ➡️ enb.iisd.org/intergovernm... #climatechange

While Friday was its last scheduled day, #IPCC-62 ran for 38 hours straight, with huddles and plenary discussions running throughout the night and all day Saturday Working Group sessions wrapped up on Saturday morning, and the plenary was later gaveled at 22:35 @ipcc.bsky.social #ipcc

The #IPCC's Working Group I - on the physical science basis of climate change - is convening its first meeting of the seventh assessment cycle (AR7) today. Delegates are reviewing the draft outline of WGI's contribution to AR7. @ipcc.bsky.social

The #IPCC is meeting in Hangzhou, China, this week to review draft outlines for the three Working Group contributions to the IPCC’s seventh assessment report, as well as the methodology report on carbon dioxide removal technologies, carbon capture utilization and storage. @ipcc.bsky.social

NEW: One of Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate a critically important calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change imposes on the economy. By @abrahm.bsky.social

"[Consider] what’s happening below ground...at the headwaters at the BWCA,” she said. “All that water flows into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. All that water is totally interconnected.” -Congresswoman Betty McCollum GIFT: www.startribune.com/pete-stauber...

At global tax cooperation talks, countries discussed four options for the topic of a protocol to the new tax convention Most called for more information on what each option would entail and many said a protocol on dispute resolution had the fewest drawbacks #taxcooperation #taxation #FfD #finance

While the US walked out of global taxation cooperation talks Monday, the other delegates began crafting a new convention to make the international #finance system more transparent, equitable and sustainable #taxjustice #FfD #financefordevelopment #taxevasion

How can you influence #climatechange negotiations without ever attending a COP? We've updated our UNFCCC Submissions Tracker with calls for input that emerged from #COP29 - including the opportunities, deadlines, contexts, and links. View ➡️ www.iisd.org/articles/exp... #climate #UNFCCC

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Despite long hours of difficult talks at #INC5 and progress on streamlining ideas and trying to bridge the gap between countries, delegates could not reach agreement on a new treaty to end #plasticpollution They agreed to reconvene in 2025 ENB Summary➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll... #plastic

Governments and stakeholders are meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea this week to finalize a new multilateral agreement to "end plastic pollution." For detailed updates on the status of negotiations, follow ENB's daily reports at the link below! #plasticpollution #plasticstreaty

The #BWCA needs protection from the incoming Trump administration and local politicians who want to sacrifice this precious wilderness for very short-term financial gain. NO to copper-nickel mining in northern Minnesota! @bwca.bsky.social www.startribune.com/our-stewards...

On Monday, #PlasticPollution INC-5 begins in Korea This final scheduled round of talks should solidify new #plastic treaty text... but the outcome is far from certain Our #INC5 team leader Tallash Kantai shares what to expect

Day 10 @ #COP29 A Stocktaking Plenary revealed the divide that persists in talks on the new finance goal but showed some progress on cooperative approaches for implementing the #ParisAgreement Other draft texts are now in the hands of the Presidency #climate #climatechange

Negotiations at #COP29 are getting stuck, just in time for the "political phase" next week. Here's who said what yesterday from @enb.iisd.org enb.iisd.org/baku-un-clim...

Day 4 at #COP29 Talks on #adaptation became so fiery they prompted an intervention by the Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation A ministerial dialogue on finance underscored the magnitude of the divergence of views on the #NCQG #climate #climatechange

Ahead of the #SummitoftheFuture, my IISD colleagues highlight the sometimes hidden successes of the UN's #2030Agenda and make a case for optimism about the future of the #SDGs. www.iisd.org/articles/dee...

Upcoming 📣 The 3rd Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability will let stakeholders evaluate progress on the Global Framework on Chemicals' objectives and targets one year after its adoption Here's what to expect #chemicals #sustdev

The work of the Legal and Technical Commission took center stage at #ISBA29 talks, with delegates discussing its report on the content of the contractors’ annual reports, regulatory activities, and environmental management planning #deepseamining

#IPCC60 opens in Istanbul, with delegates expected to devote most of the week to deciding on the programme of work for the Panel’s seventh assessment cycle. You can follow the Earth Negotiations Bulletin coverage of this closed session here: enb.iisd.org/intergovernm...