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    Latin America
    Insights
    February 3, 2026

    This Hillside City in South America Rebuilt Itself Around Nature — and Got Healthier

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • Solutions in Focus
    A group of people rollerblade on a pathway in Loja, Ecuador.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • Solutions in Focus
    Economics
    Latin America
    Insights
    January 19, 2026

    In the Brazilian Amazon, an Indigenous Bioeconomy Takes Root

    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • biodiversity
    • Solutions in Focus
    An Indigenous women hand cracking Brazil nuts
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • biodiversity
    • Solutions in Focus
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    November 6, 2025

    World’s Informal Housing Crisis Demands a Climate Response

    • COP30
    • NDC
    • climate impacts
    • human rights
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • climate impacts
    • human rights
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 20, 2025

    Bogotá, Colombia, Uses Data and Smart Urban Design to Cut Air Pollution

    • Air Quality
    • Urban Mobility
    • pollution
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    Bikes parked up in a bike lane with people walking on pedestrianized streets in the background in San Felipe, Bogotá.
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Mobility
    • pollution
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    Energy
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 3, 2025

    'Energy Communities' Bring Electricity, Livelihoods to Colombia's Remotest Regions

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • Solutions in Focus
    Two people carrying a solar panel down a dirt road.
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • Solutions in Focus
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 9, 2025

    Organized Crime in The Amazon: A Growing Threat to the World’s Greatest Tropical Rainforest

    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    Logging in the Amazon rainforest
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    April 10, 2025

    Tree Cover Is Still Declining Overall in Latin America, but New Data Shows Where It’s Coming Back

    • data
    • data visualization
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Cities
    • conservation
    • National Climate Action
    • Forests
    A group of people preparing tree seedlings to plant in the rainforest.
    • data
    • data visualization
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Cities
    • conservation
    • National Climate Action
    • Forests
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    January 8, 2025

    How Global Climate Initiatives Can Risk Indigenous Women’s Land Rights

    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    • Gender
    • Climate Equity
    A woman cooks in La Guajira, Colombia.
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    • Gender
    • Climate Equity
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 20, 2024

    How Ride- and Bike-Share Programs Can Play an Important Role in Latin America

    • Integrated Transport
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Electric Mobility
    Bicycles are lined up in a row on a street in Mexico City.
    • Integrated Transport
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Electric Mobility
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 19, 2024

    On Former Palm Oil Plantations, Small Farmers Are Bringing Brazil’s Forests Back to Life

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Solutions in Focus
    Aerial view of two farmers on a small plot.
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Solutions in Focus
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 23, 2024

    Mining Is Increasingly Pushing into Critical Rainforests and Protected Areas

    • deforestation
    • data
    • Forests
    • data visualization
    • Energy
    Hydraulic gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon.
    • deforestation
    • data
    • Forests
    • data visualization
    • Energy
    Cities
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    Insights
    September 17, 2024

    What Would Cities Look Like With 3 Degrees C of Warming vs. 1.5? Far More Hazardous and Vastly Unequal

    • Cities
    • extreme heat
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • health
    • data visualization
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    A woman carries water during a blistering hot day in New Delhi, India.
    • Cities
    • extreme heat
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • health
    • data visualization
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 12, 2024

    E-Tricycles Are Powering a Recycling Revolution in Fortaleza, Brazil

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • waste
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    People handle large bags of recyclables outside a waste collection center.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • waste
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 15, 2024

    Empowering Residents Helped Buenos Aires Transform Rodrigo Bueno Into a Climate-Resilient Community

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Climate Resilience
    • housing
    • Urban Transformations
    • Solutions in Focus
    People wait at a bus top with trees and apartment buildings in the background.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Climate Resilience
    • housing
    • Urban Transformations
    • Solutions in Focus
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 26, 2024

    How Faith Communities in Latin America Are Defending Land and Lives

    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • natural resources
    A group of demonstrators hold a sign protesting an oil project in Colombia.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • natural resources
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 10, 2024

    Tragic Flooding in Brazil; a Wake-Up Call for the World

    • floods
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    floods in Porto Alegre, Brazil
    • floods
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 6, 2024

    How 'Complete Streets' Are Making Brazil's Cities Safer

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    People cross the street in Belo Horizonte
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • extreme heat
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • data visualization
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • extreme heat
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • data visualization
    Forests
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    November 20, 2023

    Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Are Using Satellite Data to Fight Deforestation

    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • COP16
    Man building a canopy blind in a tropical forest
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • COP16
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    November 7, 2023

    From Minibuses to 'Boda Bodas,' Informal Transport Could Be an Untapped Climate Change Solution

    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Passengers on a busy Bangkok street ride on colorful three-wheeled tuk-tuks.
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport