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    July 23, 2015

    How to Make Cities Safer by Design

    • public transit
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    • public transit
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    July 23, 2015

    7 Proven Principles for Designing a Safer City

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Pedestrian areas like the one in New York City's Times Square reduce speeding and traffic crashes. Photo by City Clock Magazine, Flickr
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    July 22, 2015

    Stronger Commitments from China and US Are Breakthrough for International Climate Action

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Installing solar panels. Photo by Jiri Rezac/The Climate Group
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    July 17, 2015

    Will China Lead the Way on Green Finance?

    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    Workers install solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs in China. Photo by The Climate Group/Flickr.
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 13, 2015

    Having it All: Indonesia Can Produce Palm Oil, Protect Forests and Reap Profits

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Agricultural development, like the oil palm plantation shown here, is the largest driver of deforestation in Indonesia. Photo by Achmad Rabin Taim/Wikimedia Commons
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 9, 2015

    Forest Fires Blaze in Indonesia’s Tesso Nilo National Park

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    Tesso Nilo is home to endangered species like the Sumatran tiger. Photo by Steve Wilson/Flickr
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    July 9, 2015

    Forest Landscape Restoration Is More than Planting Trees: 3 Case Studies from the Western US

    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Restored forest lands in northern Oregon bring benefits to people and nature.
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Europe
    Insights
    July 8, 2015

    Sustainable Development Goals: From Rhetoric to Reality

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Kenyan farmers plant rust-resistant wheat. Photo by Petr Kosina / CIMMYT
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 8, 2015

    4 Reasons Why the US Can and Should Reduce its Emissions Now

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Installing solar panels. Photo by Dennis Schroeder/Department of Energy
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    July 6, 2015

    A Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity for Better Growth

    • Economics
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • restoration
    A new report calls on the world to invest at least $1 trillion a year in renewable energy, among other recommendations. Photo by David Dodge/The Pembina Institute
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • restoration
    Climate
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 3, 2015

    What the U.S.-Brazil Joint Statement on Climate Change Means for the World

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    President Dilma Rousseff. Photo by Roberto Stuckert Filho/PR
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Food
    Africa
    Insights
    July 2, 2015

    Why Africa Needs to Look to Its Cities to End Hunger

    • Cities
    • Food
    • food security
    • Urban Development
    A street market in St. Lucia, South Africa. With the continent rapidly urbanizing, it’s critical that city leaders address urban food loss and waste in order to ensure sustainable development and end food insecurity. Photo by Steve Slater/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • Food
    • food security
    • Urban Development
    Asia
    Insights
    July 2, 2015

    A Closer Look at China's New Climate Plan (INDC)

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    President Xi Jinping and President François Hollande. Photo by Michel Euler/AP
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 1, 2015

    Indonesia’s Forest Fires Reignite, Threatening Protected Areas and Peatlands

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Fires are again burning in Indonesia's forests. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Climate
    Insights
    June 30, 2015

    Carbon Pricing Gains Popularity with Governments, Businesses

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • low carbon development
    Photo by Uwe Hermann/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • low carbon development
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    June 25, 2015

    Clear Waters: Restoring Fish, Culture and Land in Central Oregon

    • aquaculture
    • fisheries
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Oxbow Conservation area. (Oregon, United States) Photo by Aaron Reuben/IUCN.
    • aquaculture
    • fisheries
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 25, 2015

    States Can Take the Lead in Reducing Methane Emissions from Natural Gas

    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    Photo by Tim Evanson/Flickr.
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    Freshwater
    Asia North America
    Insights
    June 23, 2015

    NASA Satellite Data Help Show Where Groundwater Is – And Where It Isn’t

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • mapping
    • water risk
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    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • mapping
    • water risk