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4 Reasons to Be Hopeful About Forests at COP 21

  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • mapping
  • UNFCCC
Agroforestry
  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • mapping
  • UNFCCC
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Setting the Mood for a Strong Global Climate Agreement

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • GHG emissions
  • Paris Agreement
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  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • GHG emissions
  • Paris Agreement
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COP 21: An Opportunity to Put Cities Squarely on the Climate Agenda

  • Cities
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • climate impacts
  • UNFCCC
Paris traffic
  • Cities
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • climate impacts
  • UNFCCC

How Critics Try (and Fail) to Attack Carbon Pricing

  • carbon pricing
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
  • carbon pricing
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
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With New Climate Plans, Adaptation Is No Longer an Overlooked Issue

  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • climate impacts
  • UNFCCC
Climate-smart agriculture
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • climate impacts
  • UNFCCC

Seizing the Paris Moment

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Paris, France
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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25 Years of So-Called “Sustainable Forest Management” in Sarawak

  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
Land clearing for oil palm development in Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
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New GFW Maps Show Vast Logging, Oil Palm and Plantation Concessions in Sarawak

  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • environmental democracy
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • commodities
Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by Wakx/Flickr.
  • forest monitoring
  • deforestation
  • environmental democracy
  • Forests
  • illegal logging
  • commodities
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How Big Are Fossil Fuel Subsidies? Let’s Make it Clear

  • Economics
  • Climate
  • fossil fuels
  • Paying for Paris
Transparency on fossil fuel subsidies has been increasing. Photo by Aristocrats-hat/Flickr.
  • Economics
  • Climate
  • fossil fuels
  • Paying for Paris
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With Latest Climate Commitments, How Much Will the World Warm? It's Complicated.

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Black Rock Solar educational field trip
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

5 Reasons Why US Climate Progress Will Continue Long After Paris

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
  • international climate policy
  • power plants
  • UNFCCC
Wind turbines in California. Photo by Vlasta Juricek/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
  • international climate policy
  • power plants
  • UNFCCC

Peru’s Illegal “Ghost Trees”: What U.S. Buyers Need to Know

  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • commodities
  • deforestation
  • illegal logging
While not a new problem, the scale and pervasiveness of timber laundering in Peru is astounding.  Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
  • Forests
  • forest monitoring
  • commodities
  • deforestation
  • illegal logging
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Greening Finance: A View from Beijing

  • Business
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
The recent CCICED meeting took place in Beijing, China. Photo by Francisco Anzola/Flickr.
  • Business
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
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Video: What Are the Ingredients for a Successful Climate Agreement at COP 21?

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

Secretary Kerry Warns: Virginia Sea Level Rise Indicative of Bigger Risks Facing Nation

  • U.S. Climate
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • sea level rise
  • U.S. policy
Secretary of State John Kerry laid out the connection between climate change and national security.
  • U.S. Climate
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • sea level rise
  • U.S. policy
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Pew Survey Finds Broad Global Support for Climate Action

  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
Among the various concerns related to climate, drought tops the list, according to the survey. Photo by CAIT/Flickr.
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
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By Taking 5 Steps, China Can Start Leading the Green Finance Revolution

  • Business
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer presents Green Finance task force report at CCICED annual general meeting in Beijing, China. Photo by Lawrence MacDonald.
  • Business
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
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Does Coal Always Mean Water Stress Along With Economic Growth?

  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
By adopting water conservation technologies, water saved in the agriculture sector can be transferred to the coal sector, however, with high cost. Photo by Yuan Wang.
  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • Freshwater
  • water risk

LandMark: Protecting Indigenous and Community Lands by Making Them Visible

  • Sustainable Development Goal 10
  • human rights
  • land rights
  • mapping
  • poverty
Up to 65% of the world's land is held by Indigenous Peoples and communities. Photo by Jane Boles/Flickr
  • Sustainable Development Goal 10
  • human rights
  • land rights
  • mapping
  • poverty
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