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This November 17 commentary throws up its rhetorical hands about defining nature-based solutions.

A photo of the Lower Brule reservation, courtesy Jerry Huddleston via Flickr Creative Commons. — Take in the view of the Lower Brule reservation, courtesy Jerry Huddleston via Flickr Creative Commons.

Bryan Van Stippen’s talk started with an assertion: Tribal nations must “not let their natural resource assets benefit others before they benefit their own communities.” The National Indian Carbon Coalition (NICC) views carbon projects as both economic development and natural resource stewardship opportunities in response to historic extraction and theft.

This October 19 dispatch notes a $200 million stake from development finance arms of Finland, Norway and the United Kingdom for forestry projects in Africa.

On October 14, the pink paper reported out a letter from liberal United States senators asking regulators to scrutinize carbon-offset claims.

The Connecticut Green Bank sees potential for capital flows from greenspace like this New Haven park.

States around the nation are changing laws to clarify and speed up financing for natural climate solutions. Now Green Bank CEO Bryan Garcia and his team are looking for a senior team member to crystallize and underwrite the strategy. Garcia says it’d be the first time the green bank has...