Traditional economic models often miss the hidden costs of losing forests & other ecosystems. New models can help policymakers see how healthy ecosystems support jobs, boost GDP, & build climate resilience—making nature’s value visible in economic terms. https://t.co/DCGDLonP0B

🇲🇼 Malawi is reforming its agriculture sector so that subsidies reach the right farmers. The reforms are now empowering small farmers with tools, training, and digital access to grow more and earn more. 👉🏾 https://t.co/khLg8DxSdj

Africa is endowed with rich and diverse natural capital. But can it achieve agenda 2063 without destroying its natural capital and vital ecosystem services? Excellent insights suggesting that such tradeoffs are not inevitable and growing green could mean growing strong and steady

Calls from African Union and member countries to integrate natural capital and nature related risks and opportunities into debt sustainability analysis. #AfricaClimateSummit

Africa’s ecosystems are a source of jobs, growth, and resilience. Join the @WorldBank’s Global Program on Sustainability and @ AfDB_Group on Sept 10 at the #AfricaClimateSummit to explore the power of #NaturalCapital. Livestream: https://t.co/ruNH3wKGtp #GPS_WorldBank | #ACS2

While agriculture remains a major driver of deforestation, there is plenty of evidence that it can exist in harmony with forested landscapes – and heal, instead of harm, the planet. Blog: https://t.co/79L8qV8Xh5

By 2030, 9 in 10 of the world’s poorest people will live in #Africa. Our new report examines how the continent can rewrite that future—through better governance, smarter growth, and green development. Download it now: https://t.co/gCG32WYDTf

New technologies are transforming jobs in #EastAsiaPacific. Between 2018–2022, in 5 countries, 2M skilled jobs were created, while 1.4M low-skilled jobs were lost to automation. Learn how policies can ensure new technologies are a boom for development: https://t.co/EaPjR2ns8t

🍃There's a growing consensus among financial institutions: The current finance system must be reshaped to account for the foundational role of nature. With over half of global GDP highly dependent on nature, the nature risks are not just environmental — they are financial.

Fragile and conflict-affected economies are now home to about half of the world’s extreme poor. GDP per capita is shrinking. Development goals are slipping out of reach. A new @WorldBank report explains why—& what it will take to reverse course. ➤ https://t.co/uGAwTSrJmF #FCV

Strengthening #AirQuality management, including across large geographic areas, - known as an airshed approach - is essential to addressing pollution across borders & regions sharing common airflows. Learn more in the new report: https://t.co/WnJSbzXZdA #CleanerAirBy2040

Nature-based solutions can help improve agricultural productivity while conserving the environment. Despite their benefits, the rates of adoption remains low. So how can we encourage farmers to adopt nature-based solutions quickly? Our experts weigh in: https://t.co/wx0Gri1uLn

Clean air is a vital ecosystem service for human wellbeing and for sustaining life on the planet. New Report on “Accelerating Access to Clean Air on a Livable Planet” provides global data and tailored policy insights for tackling this adverse externality.

Lake Victoria is the lifeline for over 47 million people across five countries. But a crisis is unfolding due to pollution from agric runoff, urban and industrial waste. Urgent action is key to reverse trends that deepen poverty & threaten the region’s long-term sustainability.

Agricultural subsidies are driving the loss of 2.2 million hectares of forest per year. That’s 14% of global deforestation.🌳 How can we change that? #DetoxDev report: https://t.co/LD62Sfu6ya

🎉Big news! The new #SNA is here! The System of National Accounts, 2025, was officially endorsed this morning at the 56th Session of the @UnitedNations Statistical Commission. The draft version available here: https://t.co/VnowZNFDat #2025SNA #UNSC56 #data

Poverty is more than living on <$2.15/day. The @WorldBank’s Multidimensional Poverty Measure uncovers educational and infrastructure gaps shaping millions of lives. See the chart and data: https://t.co/UN5H1AnK5k

Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause https://t.co/6ndEGUs3Ji

The fraction of people at high risk from climate-related hazards dropped by 50% between 2010 and 2021, demonstrating global progress. But with accelerating climate change, progress needs to accelerate. See how: https://t.co/TsvKGh1vhV #RisingToTheChallenge

Interesting regularity. Households in US spend more money on food as their incomes rise, but the poorest spend the largest share of their disposable income on food.