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** How Sniffer Dogs Can Help Protect Lakes From Oil Spills
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Scientists at IISD Experimental Lakes Area have discovered, for the first time, that dogs can sniff out oil spills buried in freshwater lakes under ice, with a 100% success rate ([link removed]) .
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** "Electrify, Baby, Electrify": In 2025, governments must choose a safer world
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Despite Donald Trump's anti-climate stance and a weak COP 29 climate finance deal, 2025 is the year for governments to prioritize the clean energy transition ([link removed]) .
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** CBA Is Gaining Momentum in Southern Africa: Here’s how to scale it up
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Community-based adaptation (CBA) is a proven approach to building resilience to climate change. But despite being around for over 20 years, there are still gaps in the policy context and limited resources available to realize its potential. Why? IISD experts reviewed over 50 policy documents from Southern Africa ([link removed]) , revealing the gaps and the opportunities.
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** United States Tops the List of Latest Oil and Gas Exploration Licences
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Last month, 78 oil and gas licences were awarded in two countries. The United States accounted for 77 of these licences, which, if fully exploited and burned, threaten to release 18.4 million tonnes of CO2. Find out more ([link removed]) in the latest edition of Carbon Minefields.
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** What’s Ahead for Trade, Nature, and Energy in 2025
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As we settle into 2025, our experts reflect on what’s ahead in their work areas. Alice Tipping unpacks the opportunities ahead for trade ([link removed]) . Alec Crawford explains why we need nature more than ever ([link removed]) . Chris Beaton explores ways financial support for fossil fuels can be redirected for the benefit of people and the planet ([link removed]) .
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** Five Key Priorities to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Canada
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Despite Canada’s policy to end fossil fuel subsidies, it continues to funnel billions in public funds to the sector without transparent reporting. As the G7 president in 2025, Canada has a pivotal opportunity to lead by fully phasing out fossil fuel supports and investing in a cleaner, more equitable future. Here are five recommendations for effective subsidy reform ([link removed]) .
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** Challenging Gender Discriminatory Norms
in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The SUNCASA project held a series of training sessions to tackle discriminatory gender norms and address the challenges that limit women and marginalized groups ([link removed]) from participating in nature-based solutions governance and accessing natural resources.
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** How Nature-based Infrastructure Can Improve Access to Nutritious
Food in Ethiopia
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Our new SAVi Assessment indicates that for every USD 1 invested in Ethiopia's Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Capacity and System Strengthening Project, up to USD 2.37 could be returned ([link removed]) over a 26-year period, amounting to USD 46 billion in avoided costs and added environmental, social and economic benefits.
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** Tracking NBS Progress in NAP Processes
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Join us on February 19 ([link removed]) for a session focusing on showcasing the extent to which nature-based solutions (NbS) and ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) have been taken up in countries’ national adaptation plan (NAP) processes, based on a recent report published by the NAP Global Network Secretariat ([link removed]) .
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