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A key issue running through the COP negotiations is Finance, who will provide it, will it be sufficient and will it continue beyond 2020. Here, experts and Islands talk about the opportunity for ocean finance and investment and its importance.

Gupton Farm near Freshwater West in Wales is only 15cm above the high tide mark so inevitably the coast will see many changes to its ecology as the sea level rises. This film by Green.TV for the National Trust shows how a planned and adaptive approach, sustainable land management will see farming and wildlife adapt and thrive hand-in-hand. For the full report go to https:www.nationaltrust.org.uk/shiftings­hores

On the eve of the official opening of COP21, government representatives and civil society attended in Paris Because the Ocean, a high-level event at the Climate-Ocean Tara Pavilion organized by the Global Ocean Commission in partnership with the Chilean Foreign Affairs Ministry, the French Ministry of Ecology, the Institute on Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, and Tara Expeditions. * Video courtesy of Ocean Unite www.oceanunite.org

Beautiful gardens at Mount Stewart are under threat. This film made by Green.TV for the National Trust shows how the Trust is planning for the future of this extraordinary garden on the edge of Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland which is at risk due to climate change and the rising lough levels. For the full report go to https:www.nationaltrust.org.uk/shiftings­hores

The winter storms of 2013/14 put access to Godrevy beach in Cornwall at risk. This film by Green.TV for the Trust explores new ways to adapt to the shifting shoreline to ensure it can still be enjoyed for generations to come. For the full report go to https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/living-with-change-our-shifting-shores

Land is a crucial asset for business. Maintaining healthy land has a direct impact on the profitability of a company. However, the costs of land degradation and the benefits of restoring land are not well understood and often not fully accounted for in public or private decision-making processes. This video made by Green.TV for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) explains why land degradation should be on top of the business agenda and highlights the opportunities that sustainable land management practices represent for business. For more on WBCSD see http://wbcsd.org

This short is for the climate confused. In this video we'll be myth-busting the most common statements made against the validity of climate change.

Change the way you think about food, we are literally eating the planet. Today we use 1/3 of the planet's surface to produce food, by 2050 we will need twice as much food. Today it takes one litre of water to create one calorie of food. What will it be in the future? Can we use less water and less fertilisers?

Mangrove forests, such as the one of La Tirana in the coast of El Salvador, are part of a complex ecosystem that protects coastlines from erosion and filters coastal waters. Communities living in and around these forests depend on this natural resource for their livelihoods and care for the biodiversity of these fragile ecosystems. The Salvadoran government has proposed, as part of a US$ 277 million aid programas, to develop tourism projects along the country’s coastline which threaten the mangrove forests and local communities. This key proposal could be signed in September 2013. If tourism projects are developed in the protected areas, as the government expects will happen as part of the US Millennium Challenge Fund 'Fomilenio' aid program, “the mangrove forests and communities who depend on these fragile ecosystems would be seriously affected”, says Ricardo Navarro, director of CESTA/ Friends of the Earth El Salvador.

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Justin Timberlake invites us to his sustainable golf course, Levi Strauss removes H2O from the equation, and a robotic fish is set to sea in pursuit of pollution. Later, Volvo steers fuel efficiency in a new direction, while a Texas oil rig becomes home to an ocean reef, all on this week's green.tv news.