A new database mapping 3,857 Indigenous communities across Indonesia aims to document customary lands, languages and traditions. Built alongside Indigenous alliance AMAN, the dataset will inform spatial planning, though it stops short of legal land recognition. Hans Nicholas Jong reports.

Indonesia integrates Indigenous data in bid to put customary lands on map

JAKARTA — Indigenous peoples in Indonesia have long faced a basic problem: Data on their communities, cultures and customary territories are scattered across government agencies and civil society…

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📢 The Global Commons Alliance is launching a new nature and climate funder learning program, Funding Toward a Just World on a Safe Planet, opening applications for its first cohort this Autumn 2026. Read more and find out how to join: globalcommonsalliance.org/news/climate...

New publication in Environmental Research Letters: overshooting 1.5°C then cooling back down does not undo the damage. We map where, for whom, and through what mechanisms temporary overshoot becomes permanent loss. Paper (OA): iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... 1/12

Solar is about to overtake wind. Generation is set to rise ~600 TWh in 2026, matching last year's record, putting it second only to hydro among renewables. And renewables together are on track to out-generate coal this year.

What does systems change actually mean? Watch the fourth film in our global commons explainer series, to find out what #SystemsChange means, why it's urgent, and how it actually happens in practice: youtu.be/gCTkrBqNACA

What Is Systems Change — and Why Does It Matter?

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📚 El Niño-2026: What is it and why does it matter? We've just published a resource toolkit to help explain the 2026 El Niño to your networks, teams and communities. Explore the toolkit: globalcommonsalliance.org/el-nino-2026/ 👇 #ElNino #ClimateScience #ScienceCommunications

Extreme weather expert, Professor Hayley Fowler, explains at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing last November why heatwaves are getting longer and more dangerous, bringing a heightened risk of wildfire to the UK. It’s time for government to level with the public and lead urgent action. #TimeToStepUp

What counts as a “skill” is changing. Understanding systems, working with complexity and turning ideas into action are becoming essential. The 50 Percent’s resources bring these together in practical ways. Explore → vist.ly/5ba9n #WorldYouthSkillsDay #SystemsChange

The Global Commons Alliance exists to build a just world on a safe planet. But what does that mean? Watch our new video to explore the science behind it: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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The Global Commons Alliance exists to build a just world on a safe planet. But what does that mean? Here's the science behind it. 👇 🌍 A safe planet enables humanity to survive by maintaining the stab...

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With all the July model runs now in, it is very likely that 2026 will see the largest El Niño event since records began in the late 1800s – and potentially by a truly mind-blowing margin. The median estimate is now 3.6C, roughly 0.8C hotter than the prior record (2.75C). www.theclimatebrink....

📢 The Global Commons Alliance welcomes five new member representatives to its Advisory Board and two additions to its Expert Council, to progress our collective vision of a just world, on a safe planet. 👉 globalcommonsalliance.org/news/new-gca...

🌍 What's shaping the climate and nature agenda in the coming months? From key summits to critical deadlines, explore our global events calendar – your one-stop hub for the moments driving a just world on a safe planet: globalcommonsalliance.org/events-calen...

📣 IPCC opens registration for experts to review the First Order Draft of Working Group I contribution to Seventh Assessment Report. The review runs from 10 August until 2 October. Interested experts can register until 25 Sept 2026: https://bit.ly/4vi25cq Read more 🔗 https://bit.ly/WGI7Fod

Turning the heat into momentum: Highlights from London Climate Action Week Read our latest newsletter on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/pulse/turnin... Sign up to get future newsletters on email: globalcommonsalliance.org/newsletter/ #LCAW26

Turning the heat into momentum: Highlights from London Climate Action Week

Dear Planetary Steward, Last week, London sweltered under record-breaking heat, testing our infrastructure’s capacity to adapt — with schools across England and Wales closing their doors, and train se...

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Comparing the UK heatwaves of June 1976 and June 2026... Daytime maximum & night minimum temperatures were much hotter in 2026. Details: maxima over 21st-30th June in both years. Uses provisional 2026 HadUK-Grid data from Met Office NCIC. Note the difference scale is larger for night minimums.

Did you know? Renewables have just overtaken coal as the world's largest source of electricity 34% – global renewable share, up 2x in 20yrs 48% – EU 37% – China 26% – US 24% – India

The Glinoga Integrated Farm in the Philippines' Quezon province offers a model for farming with wetlands. After decades of soil degradation, permaculture techniques successfully restored the ecosystem. A study of farms across 11 provinces found Glinoga had the highest level of crop diversity.

A coastal Philippine farm offers a blueprint for farming with wetlands

PITOGO, Philippines — The Glinoga Integrated Farm in Quezon province sits among brackish fishponds, some active, others long abandoned and slowly reclaimed by the landscape. About a four-hour drive…

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As London Climate Action Week comes to a close, the UK continues to live through a Red Extreme Heat Warning, with temperatures threatening to break the all-time national record of 40.3°C. 🌡️ Read some of our updates on Linkedin, with full wrap-ups to come: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #LCAW26

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As London Climate Action Week comes to a close, the UK continues to live through a Red Extreme Heat Warning, with temperatures threatening to break the all-time national record of 40.3°C. 🌡️ 👇 Train...

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My first post on W Social - about the platform itself. Great to be at the double launch during #LCAW2026 of @wsocial.eu and @wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu‘s Transition Away Tracker - 2 very important initiatives! Looking forward to collaborating! #GlobalCommons @globalcommonshq.bsky.social

We're looking forward to stepping up collaboration for a just world, on a safe planet at London Climate Action Week next week. Find out which events across our members and partners you will find us at, in our latest newsletter on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/pulse/histor... ​ #LCAW26

IPCC invites government representatives and experts to review the second draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities The review runs from 8 May to 3 July 2026. 👉 Experts can register till 26 June 2026: www.tinyurl.com/srcities 👉 bit.ly/PRSRSOD

The government has responded to our petition for a televised emergency briefing - as required when signatories pass 10,000. Our statement: www.nebriefing.org/petition-res... Signatories now stand at 22,780. Please help us reach 100,000 to secure a parliamentary debate. #NationalEmergencyBriefing

Our reaction to the government response

Read our statement reacting to the governments response to Chris Packham's petition

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📢 In just over one week Global Commons Alliance will be at London Climate Action Week, a key gathering in the international climate calendar. See key events from across the Alliance, and our allies and partners: globalcommonsalliance.org/news/london-... #LCAW2026 #LCAW

Everything on Earth is connected. The forests. The ice caps. The rain that falls on your city. When one system shifts, others follow. Our new video maps these interconnections – and why safeguarding them matters for every generation to come. 👇 Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1wk...

Join us at #LCAW26 for 'Bigger Than Silo Strategy', which will explore how acting holistically can ensure we're more powerful than the sum of our parts, in tackling the interconnected global challenges we all face. Read more in our latest newsletter: globalcommonsalliance.org/news/%f0%9f%...

🌍 Member spotlight: We welcome @wellbeing-economy.bsky.social to the Global Commons Alliance, which works to puts the wellbeing of people and planet first. Learn more about its critical work for a safe and just future for all: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

IPCC Vice-Chair Diana Ürge-Vorsatz spoke today at the #SB64 Expert Dialogue on gender and age-disaggregated data & gender analysis, highlighting relevant findings of IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), which showed that climate change disproportionately impacts women and girls.

In the latest GCA newsletter: Discover how ecosystem building drives vital systems change, and join the conversation as we bring this collaborative approach to London Climate Action Week! 🌍👇 globalcommonsalliance.org/news/why-sin...

Why single actors fail (and how ecosystems win) - Global Commons Alliance

Organizations working together, can achieve far more than any single actor alone. That's why we will be at London Climate Action Week next month! See you there.

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At The Copenhagen Climate Ministerial this morning, IPCC Chair @jimskeaclimate.bsky.social stressed the urgent need to enhance resilience and step up adaptation efforts and highlighted that in IPCC’s current cycle there is a clear emphasis on adaptation.” Read his full speech here: bit.ly/43jh5uP

🎉 In the 6 months since we announced our membership evolution, the Global Commons Alliance has grown to 30+ members! Learn how they work together for a safe and just future: globalcommonsalliance.org/news/evolvin...