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From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action

Hagenström, Paul / Nathalie Pettorelli / Idil Boran / Peter Bridgewater / Deborah Delgado Pugley / Hollie Folkard-Tapp / Angel Hsu / Pablo Imbach / Marcel T. J. Kok / Stacy D. VanDeveer / Oscar Widerberg / Sander Chan
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in: npj Climate Action 4, article 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00307-5
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Climate and biodiversity are inseparable, yet global action to address them remains divided. As countries and non-state actors ramp up pledges, analysis and monitoring often lack one essential ingredient: knowing where implementation actually happens. Without spatial data, we cannot see progress, verify impact, or ensure fair outcomes. This commentary, addressing policymakers at UNFCCC COP30 and beyond, urges that climate and biodiversity tracking be rooted in place.

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