Focus Areas

The Challenge: Oil/Gas, Mining, and Industrial Expansion Threatens Forests and the Planet’s Most Bio-Culturally Diverse Regions.

Protected areas are some of the last regions on Earth where ecosystems can thrive beyond the reach of industrial-scale development. In a world facing an increasingly urgent biodiversity crisis and accelerating climate breakdown, protected areas are not optional, they are essential.

The Challenge: Global offshore fossil fuel expansion is posing new threats to coastlines, oceans, and communities

Global temperatures are rising rapidly. Effective nature protection and land use policies are critical to staying anywhere near 1.5o C, intensifying the urgency for international cooperation on climate and biodiversity.

The Challenge: Industrial Expansion - An Existential Threat to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.

The Challenge: Supporting the global energy transition without harming forests/communities.