Despite making up more than half of the world’s 3 billion rural people, merely 14%of agricultural landowners globally are women. Five inspiring communities offer lessons on how women can realize their rights to community land.
Blog Posts: forests
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by and - New analysis available of WRI's Global Forest review shows that just seven agricultural commodities — cattle, oil palm, soy, cocoa, rubber, coffee and plantation wood fiber — accounted for 26% of global tree cover loss from 2001 to 2015. The results underscore the outsized role a handful of commodities play in global deforestation.
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by and - New data maps global carbon flux in forests, allowing us to quantify CO2 emissions and sequestration in areas ranging from local forests to countries to continents.
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by , and - China is the world’s largest single-country importer of soy, beef and timber, products that drive tropical deforestation. New research shows why the time is right for China to green its commodity value chains.
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by , , , , , and - New research shows that climate action is happening far too slowly for the world to meet its emissions-reduction targets – and in some cases, we’re moving in the entirely wrong direction.
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by , , and - New research shows that natural forest regrowth, as opposed to reforestation through tree planting, can capture more carbon dioxide from the air than previously thought.
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by , and - Increased global emissions lead to higher temperatures and more fire-prone conditions. With more fires comes more emissions, fueling rapid climate change.
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by - In addition to the current health crisis, Colombia is facing simultaneous water and energy crises. Nature-based solutions that utilize forests can be a key part of creating sustainable water and energy systems in the long term.
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by , , , , and - Tracking tree growth will help us understand whether campaigns like the Trillion Trees Initiative are working and whether efforts to fight climate change are on the right track.
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by , , and - Supporting sustainable forestry, reducing deforestation and reimagining an iconic New York City landmark are central to our Brooklyn Bridge Forest proposal.
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