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    Latin America Oceania forest products Ocean Water Quality
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 14, 2022

    What Could a “Bioeconomy” in the Amazon Look Like?

    • Forests
    • forest products
    • Forest Legality
    Aerial view of Amazon River
    • Forests
    • forest products
    • Forest Legality
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 29, 2022

    The Benefits and Power of Assisted Natural Regeneration

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • forest products
    • COP26
    Forested mountains
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • forest products
    • COP26
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 7, 2021

    How Forest Restoration Can Save Water Supply Companies $26 Million in Espírito Santo, Brazil

    • Water Security
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A landscape view of Vila Velha in Espírito Santo, Brazil
    • Water Security
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    April 6, 2021

    4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Plastic waits for recycling landfill in the Philippines.
    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Finance
    Oceania
    Technical Perspectives
    October 1, 2020

    INSIDER: Funding Climate Goals: 3 Lessons from Fiji

    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Ocean
    A fisherman on the beach in Fiji, handling his fishing net.
    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Ocean
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 15, 2020

    6 Keys to Turn Coastal Resilience Plans into Action

    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • biking
    • extreme weather
    • climate change
    • Ocean
    A man wheels a megaphone mounted on bicycle along a neighborhood path in Bangladesh.
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • biking
    • extreme weather
    • climate change
    • Ocean
    Freshwater
    Oceania Asia North America
    Insights
    March 4, 2019

    In World That Says It’s Cutting Nutrient Pollution, Progress Is Lacking

    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Algal blooms in Florida’s Santa Fe River
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2018

    Restoring Rio de Janeiro’s Forests Could Save $79 Million in Water Treatment Costs

    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Rio de Janeiro is surrounded by forested hills. Photo by Carlos Ortega/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 2, 2017

    Unpacking the Complex Relationship Between Forests and Water Supply in Latin America

    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    pasture in Costa Rica
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 5, 2016

    A Infraestrutura Natural pode ajudar a resolver a Crise Hídrica nas Cidades Brasileiras

    • Cities
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Projeto de restauração da Mata Atlântica relacionado ao Fundo de Águas do rio Guandu no estado do Rio de Janeiro
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 5, 2016

    Natural Infrastructure Could Help Solve Brazilian Cities’ Water Crises

    • Cities
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    An Atlantic Forest restoration project from the Guandu Water Fund project site in Rio de Janeiro. Photo credit: Suzanne Ozment
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 8, 2016

    A History of Untreated Sewage Sours Tobago’s Waters

    • Economics
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Store Bay, Tobago
    • Economics
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Food
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 18, 2014

    Making Economic Valuation Count for Coastal Ecosystems in the Caribbean

    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    People and economies across the Caribbean are dependent on coastal ecosystems—including coral reefs, mangroves, and beaches. These ecosystems provide critical habitat to commercial fisheries, attract tourists from around the world, and protect coastal communities and infrastructure. Photo Credit: Katina Rogers
    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    Forests
    Oceania Latin America
    Insights
    July 2, 2013

    3 Signs of Progress in Curbing the Illegal Wood Trade

    • Business
    • Cities
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • Business
    • Cities
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • commodities

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