Currently, the Koronivia draft text is reported to be "clean" (meaning it has no brackets or hints of further edits) but it has not been fully agreed upon. The current draft has narrowed the scope of mandate and work since the outset of negotiations. This includes references to "food systems" that would have taken the work of Koronivia beyond farming and into the broader set of issues around food and agriculture. Additionally, details and deadlines for more work to be completed in early 2023 have been removed. 

Article 6 
The latest version of Article 6 text is still being negotiated. A few key items of note that a diverse range of observers are keeping a close eye on during the final talks include ensuring corresponding adjustments are applied to all credits, how the central accounting registry for trading will be operated, and the level of transparency within the global market.

In case you missed them, here are some of our favourite reads from the past couple days: 

Healthy biodiversity is the reason to fight climate change - TIME
Thomas Crowther writes that “one of the main goals of climate action is to revitalize nature. But when carbon capture becomes the only motivation for promoting nature, the consequences can be dangerous for both. In nature, long-term carbon capture only happens as a by-product of healthy biodiversity.”

To help fight the climate crisis, we should plant more trees - CNN
Jad Dailey and Marc Benioff write why they believe it would be a profound mistake to ignore or diminish the indispensable role that protecting and growing trees can play in addressing climate change. In the United States, for example, our forests captured approximately 13% of gross US greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. 

Protecting nature to drive development: how Africa can be a nature-positive superpower - CNBC Africa
Bogolo Joy Kenewendo explains how the protection of Africa’s nature could drive development across the entire continent. "With access to the global voluntary carbon market, valuing and commercializing nature assets could unlock new financing opportunities for development for the Africa. This market, operating with integrity, equity and transparency, could help Africa deliver on three fronts: nature, climate and development."

Indigenous Groups Are Key to Reversing Amazon Destruction - Scientific American 
Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai, Juan Manuel Crespo, Jesus Chavez write that as world leaders return home from COP 27 and prepare for other meetings they must listen to native peoples and the plans they bring to the table to quell extraction from the Amazon. 

After 14 years of advocacy, the DRC president finally signs new Indigenous peoples law - Mongabay
Patrick Saidi Hemedi addresses the implementation challenges that await the Democratic Republic of the Congo in following through on a new law meant to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples.

 

The Nature Zone pavilion is a dedicated space at COP27 to bring to life the momentum, action, and impact that surrounds Nature Positive – the global goal to immediately halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. All events will be open for everyone to attend unless otherwise stated. Those not able to attend in person can watch the livestream on Nature4Climate’s YouTube channel. 

Full schedule can be found our new website! 

If you're on the ground, come find us in Zone C. Here's a helpful map, in case, like us, you find yourself hopelessly lost. 
  Nature’s Newsroom is a bespoke broadcast studio within the Nature Zone which will be sharing nature positive stories via video content captured at COP27. The Newsroom will broadcast live from its studio daily. There will be a Nature Positive show going live 10.30am local time each day, as well as interviews from partners including Eurovision and We Don't Have Time. For daily content from from the Newsroom, please go to the Trello board, where we will upload the best of our content each day. 

First draft of Cop27 text: what it says and what it means
The Guardian, 17 November

COP27 enters frenetic final stretch
Financial Times, 17 November

Nations scramble to get ready for international carbon trade despite UN-level Article 6 talks stumbling
Carbon Pulse, 17 November

Canada's Trudeau to attend U.N. biodiversity summit in Montreal
Reuters, 17 November

Brazil's Lula Aims to Reward Farmers With Cheap Credit for Curbing Carbon
Bloomberg, 17 November

Ocean-based blue carbon venture agrees deal with blockchain firm
Carbon Pulse, 17 November

Southeast Asian nature-based carbon removal venture to kick off in the Philippines
Carbon Pulse, 17 November

Soy Manifesto: UK food giants sign up to sustainable soy transition plan
BusinessGreen, 17 November

No one knows what “nature-based solutions” are
Vox, 17 November

A Lab-Grown Meat Startup Gets the FDA’s Stamp of Approval  
WIRED UK, 16 November
 
As climate change progresses, trees in cities struggle 
POLITICO Pro,  17 November
 
Bankers bet billions on new wave of debt-for-nature deals 
Reuters, 17 November
 
OPINION: Why we need to talk about 2025
Capital Reset, 17 November
 
Guilherme Leal joins re.green and reinforces the constellation of investors
Capital Reset, 17 November
 
Lula promises COP27 that ‘Brazil is back’ in climate change fight | Financial Times
Financial Times, 16 November
 
The Global Carbon Surveillance State Is Coming [commentary]
The New York Times, 16 November
 
Climate change set to 'increase hunger' in Africa: UN
RFI, 16 November
 
Healthy Biodiversity Is The Reason To Fight Climate Change
TIME, 16 November
 
First draft of Cop27 text: what it says and what it means 
The Guardian, 17 November
 
COP27 enters frenetic final stretch
Financial Times, 17 November
 
EXCLUSIVE Canada's Trudeau to attend U.N. biodiversity summit in Montreal  
Reuters, 17 November
 
COP27 climate talks seen as key to success at next month's U.N. nature summit 
Reuters, 16 November
 
‘We will be rewilding the lands and sea on a scale never before attempted’
The Independent, 12 November