Some of the most promising innovations for enhancing the monitoring of forests involve artificial intelligence.
A tricky question is how to conserve global public goods, such as forests, at a time when multilateral cooperation is waning.
Rather than turning up the temperature, governments should be working to de-escalate the crisis before Venezuela melts down entirely.
While independent reviews have evolved, there are some unresolved dynamics that will impact their viability moving forward.
Efforts to translate climate and environmental-related mandates into policies and practices are a work in progress, and can benefit from ongoing learning, monitoring, and adaptation.
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