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    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.
    Ocean
    News
    January 27, 2021

    STATEMENT: Biden Administration Commits to Protect 30% of U.S. Land and Ocean by 2030

    • Food
    • Forests
    • conservation
    • land use
    • biodiversity
    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    • protected areas
    • Food
    • Forests
    • conservation
    • land use
    • biodiversity
    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    • protected areas
    Climate
    Insights
    January 19, 2021

    4 Ocean-based Solutions to Advance Climate Action Through NDCs

    • Ocean
    • carbon removal
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • GHG emissions
    • fisheries
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • COP26
    Windmills on the coastline of Tenedos, Turkey. Photo by Efe Kurnaz/Unsplash
    • Ocean
    • carbon removal
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • GHG emissions
    • fisheries
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • COP26
    Ocean
    Insights
    August 17, 2020

    The Impact of Organized Crime in Fisheries Extends Far Beyond the Ocean

    • sustainable development goals
    • fisheries
    • human rights
    • Ocean
    A small fishing boat floating in the ocean.
    • sustainable development goals
    • fisheries
    • human rights
    • Ocean
    Ocean
    Insights
    July 13, 2020

    4 Sustainable Ocean Strategies that Yield Economic Benefits

    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    • restoration
    Restoring mangroves in Thailand
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    • restoration
    Ocean
    Insights
    May 20, 2020

    8 Ways to Rebuild a Stronger Ocean Economy After COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • food security
    • Ocean
    A fishing boat on a dock.
    • coronavirus
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • food security
    • Ocean
    Ocean
    Insights
    February 7, 2020

    Fast-tracking Law-abiding Ships at Ports Could Help End Illegal Fishing

    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    illegal fishing
    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    Ocean
    Insights
    December 10, 2019

    Climate Change Poses an Existential Risk to Ocean Industries. Here’s How They Can Respond.

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    Reef diver off Chagos Islands in Indian Ocean. Photo by Mark Spalding/Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    Ocean
    News
    September 24, 2018

    RELEASE: Heads of Government Unite for the Ocean and People Who Depend on it

    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    • low carbon development
    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Initiatives
    September 12, 2018

    Cities4Forests

    Pond and trees in front of city skyline.
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    April 24, 2017

    The Man Who Stopped the Mine. Q&A with Prafulla Samantara, 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Prafulla Samantara, 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winner. Photo by Goldman Environmental Foundation
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    February 22, 2017

    Congress and Trump Gut Disclosure Rules for Fossil Fuel Foreign Payments

    • Finance
    • U.S. policy
    • extractive industries
    • fossil fuels
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    People in Nigerian village
    • Finance
    • U.S. policy
    • extractive industries
    • fossil fuels
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    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
    Insights
    January 14, 2015

    Why Cities are the Solution to Climate Change: Q&A with Ani Dasgupta

    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    The ‘smart city’ has become quite a buzzword, but there’s still not enough clarity around what it means for a city to be truly smart. Photo by EMBARQ/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    September 22, 2014

    Climate Summit: Creating Better and More Sustainable Cities

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Beijing bicyclists. Photo Credit: Rich Bee/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development

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