Jack Hurd serves as the Executive Director of the Tropical Forest Alliance leading its work in supporting companies through the ongoing global transition to deforestation-free supply chains. Jack brings to the World Economic Forum 30 years of experience in climate change, natural resources management, and community economic development. He has lived and worked extensively in the tropics, with an emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region, and has held senior leadership positions with Conservation International (CI), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Jack holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Vermont and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Washington. Jack is based in Geneva.
Cattle ranching in Brazil historically accounts for 24% of global annual tropical deforestation and plays an outsized role in global greenhouse gas emissions.
経済成長と、人類が依存している生態系の保護との関連性について、世界が認識を深めていることは朗報です。世界経済フォーラムの最新のレポートは、ネイチャーポジティブ政策により、自然を回復・保護しながら2030年までに推定10兆ドルの新たな年間事業価値を生み出し、3億9,500万人の雇用を創出することが可能であるとしています。
A new food system that meets demand and biodiversity and net zero targets is needed. Intensifying agricultural production in a sustainable way could help.
The voluntary carbon market can mobilize private finance for the nature-based solutions that are needed to help meeting global climate change targets.
巴西重新在气候行动上发挥领导作用，中国也越来越认识到其商品需求产生的环境影响；中巴“牛肉联盟”联合食品行业领先企业和社会组织，将为巴西的牛肉出口制定标准，遏制毁林和土地用途转换；该倡议将给世界最大的牛肉贸易关系之一带来系统变革，也将助力其他大型经济体之间的合作。
Esta iniciativa reúne a gigantes alimentarios y grupos de la sociedad civil para establecer criterios estrictos para las exportaciones sostenibles de carne de vacuno de Brasil.
广义上，自然受益指的是在2030年前遏止并扭转自然界损失的目标。从去年开始，这一术语越发受到重视；英国皇家学会旗舰生物研究期刊Proceedings B最近刊登的一项新研究，分析了600多种鸟类和哺乳动物的种群变化趋势；研究结果表明，目前的生物多样性损失比我们先前想象的还要严重；在加速对自然的保护、管理及其恢复方面，我们有望在2023年期间看到如下五个自然受益发展趋势。
The new ‘Beef Alliance’ joins food giants and civil society groups to set criteria for Brazil’s beef exports that limit deforestation and land conversion.
Targets for what’s been dubbed the ‘Paris Agreement’ for nature and biodiversity will be turned into national action plans and business contribution plans.
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