The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund annual meetings are currently taking place in Marrakech, Morocco, where central bankers, policymakers, business leaders and more will convene to discuss global issues. Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) like the World Bank were created before climate change became the existential crisis it is today. WRI experts explain why and how MDBs must evolve to cater to present problems. Read more.

WRI analysis finds that in the Amazon, forests managed by Indigenous Peoples remove 340 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere each year, equivalent to the U.K.’s annual fossil fuel emissions. Meanwhile, forests outside the Amazon’s Indigenous lands are so deforested and degraded that they’re collectively a carbon source. While deforestation due to agriculture, mineral extraction and other development projects is encroaching, these communities offer hope for the Amazon’s salvation. Read more. 

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