OPINION: Nature-based solutions in Brazil are key to reaching global climate targets - Instituto Igarapé (original) (raw)
Published in Reuters
By Robert Muggah
Any hope of keeping global temperatures under 2C depends on the acceleration of radical climate action – including in the world’s forests.
Current approaches favor mitigation – reducing reliance on fossil fuels and curbing greenhouse gases – and adaptation to more frequent and intense shocks and stresses. The Nature Conservancy believes that nature-based solutions that revalue and protect forests are among the most powerful mitigation tools available. If rolled-out at scale, they could deliver up to a third of the reductions required to reach global net zero carbon targets.