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    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    January 28, 2021

    4 Climate Finance Priorities for the Biden Administration

    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    View of the White House and surrounding Washington, D.C. streets from above.
    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    July 6, 2020

    Nature-Based Flood Mitigation Can Help Mississippi River Farmers

    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Flooding in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    Food
    North America
    Insights
    February 10, 2017

    In a Broken Food System, Consumers Have More Power Than They Realize

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Farmers’ market in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Africa North America
    Insights
    October 28, 2016

    If Climate Change Is the Existential Crisis of Our Age, Why Isn’t it Getting More Attention?

    • climate science
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • food security
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    California drought
    • climate science
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • food security
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Data
    October 14, 2015

    Rising Tides in the United States

    • data
    • Climate
    • sea level rise
    • data
    • Climate
    • sea level rise
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 3, 2015

    Interactive Graphic: What Do Your State’s Emissions Look Like?

    • data
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Electricity is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Photo byJarrett Callahan/Flickr
    • data
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    April 2, 2015

    Tree Cover Loss Spikes in Russia and Canada, Remains High Globally

    • Forests
    • data
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Forest fire in Banff, Canada. Photo by Sarah Lindstrom/Flickr
    • Forests
    • data
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Climate
    Africa Latin America North America Europe
    News
    September 4, 2014

    STATEMENT: Global Forest Watch Wins UN Big Data Climate Challenge Prize

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Food
    North America
    Insights
    June 11, 2014

    High Water Stress Jeopardizes One-Third of World’s Corn Crop

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Food
    • food security
    • water risk
    Water limits to corn production are likely to be exacerbated as climate change alters global precipitation patterns. Photo Credit: Jane/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Food
    • food security
    • water risk
    Food
    Africa Asia North America
    News
    June 4, 2014

    RELEASE: Farmed Fish Production Must More than Double by 2050, New Analysis Finds

    • aquaculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • aquaculture
    • Food
    • food security
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 20, 2014

    Open Data: A New Tool for Building Climate Resilience

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • data
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    In 2012 alone, extreme weather events caused more than $110 billion in damages and claimed more than 300 lives. Photo credit: Randy Le'Moine, Flickr 2012
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • data
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    Food
    Africa Asia Europe North America Latin America
    News
    December 3, 2013

    New Report Offers Menu of Solutions to Close the Global Food Gap

    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • restoration
    Climate
    Africa Asia
    Research
    November 11, 2013

    Weaving the Net

    Forests
    North America
    Data
    November 1, 2011

    Forest Cover Loss to Development By County in the Southern United States (2001-2006)

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • deforestation
    North America
    Data
    August 31, 2010

    Southern Forests: Protected Areas at Risk Due to Suburban Sprawl

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • protected areas
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • protected areas
    • deforestation

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