Rural communities, small-scale farmers, women, youth, and indigenous peoples are among the groups most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. At the same time, they are highly important for the effective protection of our climate. We need to listen to and tap into the profound knowledge of these groups and strengthen their capacities to support and implement climate solutions. By doing so, we also increase social and climate justice.

Be it forests, oceans, wetlands, or grasslands – ecosystems are not only home to our world’s biodiversity, but incredibly rich in stored carbon. However, threatened by land degradation and pollution, ecosystems globally urgently need more protection and restoration. To this end, we need to support solutions that address these issues holistically and create benefits for both climate and biodiversity, just as much as for the communities that depend on them for their livelihoods.