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    water quality
    Freshwater
    Insights
    January 10, 2024

    More Critical Minerals Mining Could Strain Water Supplies in Stressed Regions

    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • water quality
    • Water Quality
    Workers extracting lithium in Bolivia.
    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • water quality
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    Insights
    December 13, 2023

    3 Cutting-Edge Satellite Technologies Showcase Nature’s Impact on Water

    • nature-based solutions
    • water quality
    • forest monitoring
    People in a boat on the Revantazon River in Costa Rica.
    • nature-based solutions
    • water quality
    • forest monitoring
    Freshwater
    Research
    November 29, 2022

    Better Forests, Better Cities

    Cityscape behind lush forest.
    Climate
    News
    December 12, 2020

    STATEMENT: Climate Ambition Summit Highlights Important Progress But More Action Needed in 2021

    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    January 21, 2019

    Climate Action Barometer: 12 Charts Explain Where We Are Today, and Where We Need to Be in 2020

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    Data
    January 21, 2019

    Tracking Progress of the 2020 Climate Turning Point

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    Cities
    Initiatives
    September 12, 2018

    Cities4Forests

    Pond and trees in front of city skyline.
    Forests
    Africa
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    Civil Society Organizations Use Public Information to Protect Forests

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Rangers in Kibale National Park, Uganda, learn to use the Forest Watcher app developed by the Jane Goodall Institute, Google, and Global Forest Watch. Photo by Lilian Pintea/Jane Goodall Institute
    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Climate
    Asia
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    Indian Companies and Chinese Megacity Set Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Chengdu, China. Photo by YOYU.cn, Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Energy
    North America
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    U.S. Companies Spur Utilities to Deploy New Renewable Energy

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Solar energy installation in the U.S. Photo by Department of Energy, Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Forests
    Africa
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    Democratic Republic of the Congo Enables Forest-based Communities to Secure Land Rights

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Community consultation in Lukolela, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR, Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Cities
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    Brazilian Cities Begin to Reshape Urban Areas Through Sustainable Mobility Plans

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Commuters use Bus Rapid Transit system in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Photo by EMBARQ Brasil, Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Cities
    Asia
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    India Takes Landmark First Step to Cut Road Fatalities in Half by 2020

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    • Health & Road Safety
    Traffic and pedestrians in Mysore, India. Photo by EMBARQ India, Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2016
    • Health & Road Safety
    Finance
    Asia
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    WRI Informs China’s Groundbreaking Green Finance Roadmap

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Financial billboard in Shanghai, China. Photo: iStock
    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Energy
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    Mexico and Mexico City Introduce Energy Efficiency Standards for Buildings

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    High-rise construction in Mexico City. Photo by Lars Plougmann, Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2016

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