Call for $542b to fund nature-based solutions in climate action

Activists with banners and flags hold a gathering to demand that rich countries help developing nations tackle global warming, during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 21, 2024. [AFP]

Over 70 organisations and climate leaders have issued a call to action, urging governments to prioritise nature-based solutions (NbS) in the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance.

The COP29 Nature Statement, coordinated by Nature4Climate, emphasized that ecosystems are key in addressing the climate crisis.