Southeast Asia ocean fund launched at COP16 aims to fast-track conservation beyond marine protected areas

It’s green as far as the eye can see in a bucolic field pierced by hydro towers that stretch up like metallic scarecrows. Amid tufts of wildflowers, there is the occasional wail of a train and the rumble of a highway. This quiet forest and wetlands on the banks of the Richelieu River outside of Montreal is in the midst of a dramatic transformation, buzzing with activity that may pave the way for o