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How Can Adaptation Finance Help the Most Vulnerable Communities?

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Ensuring funding meets the adaptation needs of communities remains a challenge. (Paoay, Philippines) Photo by Ilocos Norte/Flickr.

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ADVISORY: Latin American Countries to Launch Initiative 20x20 to Restore 20 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

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December 2, 2014

Why Community Forest Rights Should Be Part of National Climate Change Policies

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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition than in other parts of the region. Photo by Kate Evans/Center for International Forestry Research

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November 26, 2014

WRI Advances Progress on Sustainable Development Goals

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November 25, 2014

6 Graphs Explain the World’s Top 10 Emitters

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China currently ranks as world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Photo by Ding Zhou/Flickr

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November 20, 2014

RELEASE: New Website Highlights Proposed Development Projects in Jamaica to Give People Better Access to Information and Improve Public Participation

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November 20, 2014

New Tool Reveals How Jamaica’s Development Projects Impact People and Planet

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Cataboo, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. Photo by Sergel Mutovkin/Flickr

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November 14, 2014

Nicaragua’s Indigenous Peoples Protect their Forests Even Without Government Support

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Nicaragua's government recognizes 49 percent of the country's forests as community forests--but it wasn't always this way. Photo credit: Lon&Queta, Flickr

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October 23, 2014

Intelligent Imagining: Scenarios to Manage Water as the Climate Changes

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A watershed in the Central American Dryland Corridor, a protected area meant to foster biodiversity and sustainable development, in Trifinio, Guatemala. Photo Credit: Paul Reig/WRI

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October 21, 2014

Climate Equity: A Tale of 4 Countries

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A crowded street in Hyderabad, India. Photo credit: Nicolas Mirguet, Flickr

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October 6, 2014

The New York Declaration on Forests: What’s in it for Africa?

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Restoration could boost food and water security, improve livelihoods, and curb climate change in some of the most vulnerable regions on Earth. Photo credit: teachandlearn, Flickr

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October 3, 2014

3 Reasons Small Businesses Must Play a Large Role in Climate Change Resilience

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Farmers in Cambodia are threatened by the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Asladhrra, Flickr

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September 19, 2014

Ecuador Shows Why Communities and the Climate Need Strong Forest Rights

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The impacts of oil extraction in Ecuador show why secure community forest rights are necessary to protect livelihoods and the environment. Photo credit: Tomas Munita, CIFOR

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5 Reasons To Watch NYC’s Climate Summit

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August 20, 2014

Securing Rights for People and the Climate in Africa

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Way back to Lukolela View on the way back to Lukolela, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo by Ollivier Girard for CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research

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Video: A Farmer In Africa: Balancing Property Rights With National Needs

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Video: Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change

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August 7, 2014

The Difference One Tree Can Make

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A babao tree in Zimbabwe. Planting hundreds or even millions of trees does not automatically translate into an increase in the overall long-term tree population. Photo Credit: Martin Heigan/Flickr

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August 1, 2014

Why Community Land Rights Belong in the Sustainable Development Goals

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The proposed Sustainable Development Goals leave out a critical component of improving rural livelihoods—securing community land rights. Photo credit: Jane Boles, Flickr

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July 29, 2014

What Does Environmental Democracy Look Like?

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Eight years ago, developers proposed a five-dam project on the Baker and Pascua Rivers in Patagonia, Chile. While they projected that the hydropower would produce 2,750 megawatts of power, the project would also flood 23 square miles of wilderness, jeopardizing the environment, local culture, and tourism of the region. Photo Credit: International Rivers/Flickr

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