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    hypoxia
    Cities
    Outcomes
    December 15, 2017

    New Urban Agenda Adopted by 167 Countries Incorporates Safe Mobility and Affordability

    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Quito, Ecuador, hosted the UN Habitat III Conference that endorsed the New Urban Agenda. Photo by Santiago Ron/Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Forests
    Asia Latin America
    Outcomes
    December 15, 2017

    Brazil and Indonesia Enact Landscape Restoration Policies

    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Shade-grown coffee in Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/CIFOR, Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Climate
    Outcomes
    December 15, 2017

    Countries Commit to Improve Transparency and Public Engagement on Climate and Natural Resources

    • Equity & Governance
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Community meeting in Tanzania. Photo by uusc4all/Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Outcomes
    December 15, 2017

    Chinese Cities and Indian State Adopt Innovative Approaches to Waste and Wastewater

    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Sewage treatment plant in Jaipur, India. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Food
    Outcomes
    December 15, 2017

    Producers and Retailers Take Landmark Steps to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Shopper inspects a product date label. Photo by Tyler Olson/Shutterstock
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Business
    Outcomes
    December 15, 2017

    More Than 300 Companies Commit to Set Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets

    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Installing solar panels in England. Photo by Kristian Buus/Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Cities
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    December 15, 2017

    Brazilian Law Sets Standards for Compact, Connected, Coordinated Social Housing

    • Top Outcome: 2017
    A child shows the key to her family’s new Minha Casa, Minha Vida house in São Paulo, Brazil. Photo by Assis Cavalcante/Prefeitura de Sorocaba
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Cities
    Asia
    Outcomes
    December 15, 2017

    Dozens of Pilot Cities in China Advance Innovations in Sustainable Mobility

    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit in Zhuzhou, China. Photo by Daizong Liu/WRI
    • Top Outcome: 2017
    Climate
    Insights
    May 19, 2017

    Message from Bonn: The World is Committed to Climate Action and Paris Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate finance
    • Paris Agreement
    Spring fireworks festival in Bonn
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate finance
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Insights
    May 1, 2017

    Setting the Rules of the Game at Bonn Climate Change Talks

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Dawn in Bonn, Germany
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    November 28, 2016

    Using Open Government for Climate Action

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • environmental democracy
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Meeting on climate change in Burkina Faso
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • environmental democracy
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    January 7, 2014

    A New Strategy to Improve Water Quality—One Targeted Watershed at a Time

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    More than 15,000 streams, rivers, and lakes are too polluted with nutrient runoff to support wildlife, be enjoyed recreationally, or serve as a drinking water source. Photo credit: USDA
    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    Initiatives
    June 27, 2013

    Eutrophication and Hypoxia

    This website serves as an information portal about eutrophication—the over-enrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—a leading threat to water quality around the world. Explore our interactive map and learn more.
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    April 17, 2013

    Can Nutrient Trading Shrink the Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone?

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    Dead fish resulting from toxins or oxygen depletion in Lake Binder, Iowa. Photo credit: Dr. Jennifer L. Graham, U.S. Geological Survey
    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater

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