Kim Zoeller

🌍 FEFA & Conservation International presented our Africa Roadmap for Natural Climate Solutions at the African Climate Summit in Addis Ababa. With regional partners, we're bridging finance gaps & moving beyond carbon to unlock nature's full value for communities. #AfricanClimateSummit #NCS

Six principles to get natural climate solutions right in Africa - Nature Sustainability Nature-based climate solutions tend to overlook Africa’s diverse contexts and development priorities. We propose six guiding principles centred on the aspirations of African peoples, recognizing the cultural connection of communities to their environments and the role of biodiversity in sustaining livelihoods and identities.

‼️Our new Nature Sust paper from @futureecoafrica.bsky.social @sallyarchibald.bsky.social @odirilwes.bsky.social

🦥Just ahead of #SBSTTA-27 & #COP30

🐘6 Principles for getting Natural Climate Solution right in #Africa

🎣 Link👇🏽

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@sthlmresilience.bsky.social

Best time with the best team! Our #BlueAfrica synthesis team met in 🌊 Cape Town this week under @ascend-uct.bsky.social to discuss all things African #BlueCarbon 🐚 Biodiversity 🦦 and People 🧜🏾
Looking forward to working with this crew in the next 2 years @odirilwes.bsky.social @kimzoeller.bsky.social

Public finance allocation does not reflect biodiversity priorities Closing the biodiversity finance gap requires increasing funding for nature-positive activities and making nature-negative activities less viable. Thi…

📚📣 Publication alert!
Led by @odirilwes.bsky.social, our new paper demonstrates that public finance allocation does not reflect biodiversity priorities. A coordinated global finance mechanism is needed to close the biodiversity finance gap www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Navigating human‐nature interactions by exploring plural values across ecosystem states Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

📢 New Publication!
We explored how people value Grassy Woodlands, highlighting that relational values are key to land management. Recognizing these values can lead to better, inclusive sustainability strategies balancing conservation & livelihoods. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...