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    May 13, 2015

    Extending Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium Is a Win for Business

    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • biodiversity
    • Business
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • biodiversity
    • Business
    • Forests
    Forests
    Insights
    April 15, 2015

    Bonn Challenge 2.0: Forest and Landscape Restoration Emerges as a Key Climate Solution

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    A farmer tends his agroforestry system in Colombia. Photo by Neil Palmer of CIAT.
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forests
    Insights
    March 6, 2015

    Demystifying the World's Forest Landscape Restoration Opportunities

    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forest landscape restoration does not call for increasing tree cover beyond what would be ecologically appropriate for a particular location. Photo by Valerio Pillar/Flickr.
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 31, 2014

    So What Did We Learn in 2014?

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    2014 shifted the needle toward a more sustainable future. Photo by David Drodge/The Pembina Institute
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 30, 2014

    WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2014

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    During "Raaghiri Days" in Indian cities, streets are closed to cars to encourage walking and biking. Photo by Carol Mitchell/Flickr
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    December 23, 2014

    Rebranding Bamboo for Bonn: The 5 Million Hectare Restoration Pledge

    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Ethiopia is home to the largest area of natural bamboo in Africa. (Ethiopia) Photo by Bureau of IIP/Flickr.
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    December 15, 2014

    Taking Culture into Account in Restoring China’s Loess Plateau

    • restoration
    • Forests
    The trees planted on the Loess Plateau were biological settlers, foreigners to the arid landscape. (Loess Plateau, China) Photo by baggis/Flickr.
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Climate
    Insights
    December 14, 2014

    COP20 Lays the Groundwork for Paris Climate Pact: 7 Key Developments

    • Finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP20
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Participants at December 2014 international climate conference in Lima
    • Finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP20
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    December 5, 2014

    RELEASE: Países de Latinoamérica y el Caribe lanzan la Iniciativa 20x20 para restaurar 20 millones de hectáreas de tierra degradada

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    December 5, 2014

    RELEASE: Latin American and Caribbean Countries and Regional Programs Launch Initiative 20x20 to Restore 20 Million Hectares of Land

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    News
    December 5, 2014

    AVISO: Países de Latinoamérica y el Caribe lanzan la Iniciativa 20x20 para restaurar 20 millones de hectáreas de tierra degradada

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Africa Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 3, 2014

    Landscape Restoration—A Winning Strategy in a Warmer World

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Costa Rica has built its economy by rebuilding forests. Photo by Geoff Gallice/Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Forests
    Africa
    Outcomes
    November 26, 2014

    Global Forest Landscape Restoration Target Set, National Contributions Announced

    • restoration
    • Top Outcome: 2014
    Planting in village of Minwhoho, Lekle, Cameroon
    • restoration
    • Top Outcome: 2014
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    October 21, 2014

    Ethiopia Commits to Restore One-Sixth of its Land

    • restoration
    1. Communities such as this one in the Loka Abaya watershed in Ethiopia’s Rift Valley are the most vulnerable to the impacts of environmental degradation, and are among the communities most enthusiastic about restoring their lands. Photo Credit: Aaron Minnick/WRI
    • restoration
    Forests
    Insights
    October 7, 2014

    Restoration Pledges in NY Declaration on Forests: Where Are the Opportunities?

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    The government of Ethiopia committed to restore 15 million hectares of degraded land. Photo credit: David Stanley, Flickr
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Climate
    Insights
    October 6, 2014

    Counting Trees to Save the Woods: Using Big Data to Map Deforestation

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    What can other big data initiatives seeking to combat climate change learn from the Global Forest Watch? Photo Credit: CIAT/Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    October 6, 2014

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

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Gender
    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
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Gender

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