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Increased Biofuel Production in the US Midwest May Harm Farmers and the Climate

  • biofuels
  • agriculture
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
  • land use
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
  • Climate Equity
  • environmental justice
A farmer stands on top of a truck while a tractor unloads the crops into it.
  • biofuels
  • agriculture
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
  • land use
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
  • Climate Equity
  • environmental justice
Outcomes

US Hospitals Reduce Emissions Through Plant-based Foods

  • Top Outcome: 2023
  • Food
  • health
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • agriculture
Hospital dining workers.
  • Top Outcome: 2023
  • Food
  • health
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • agriculture
Update

Sixteen Businesses, One Mission: Advancing Landscape Restoration and Entrepreneurship Across Africa

  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • restoration
  • forest products
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forests
Farmer with mangoes at  Goshen Farm Exporters Ltd.
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • restoration
  • forest products
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forests

South African Cities Show Commitment to Accelerate Water Resilience at 2023 UN Water Conference

  • Freshwater
  • Water Security
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • Urban Development
Aerial view of Johannesburg
  • Freshwater
  • Water Security
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • Urban Development

Restoring a Degraded Ethiopian Watershed for Water and Livelihood Security

  • food security
  • agriculture
  • poverty
  • Climate Equity
  • Freshwater
This view of the degraded Minzir 01 watershed shows evident signs of gully formation and low stream flow.
  • food security
  • agriculture
  • poverty
  • Climate Equity
  • Freshwater

Recommendations for Collaboration Between the US and China on Methane Emissions

  • GHG emissions
  • agriculture
  • waste
  • mapping
Tiered hill agriculture.
  • GHG emissions
  • agriculture
  • waste
  • mapping
Update

Meet 16 African Businesses Restoring Land and Making Money

  • restoration
  • forest products
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
Aerobic Agroforestry staff happy in a full greenhouse
  • restoration
  • forest products
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
Update
A river flows through Masai Mara Nature Reserve in Kenya
  • Business
  • Freshwater
  • power plants
News

RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch Fund to Help African Cities Build Water Resilience

  • COP27
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • adaptation
  • Climate Resilience
  • COP27
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • adaptation
  • Climate Resilience

Small Reservoirs More Vulnerable to Climate Extremes

  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Water Security
  • water pollution
A manmade reservoir with powerlines in the background
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Water Security
  • water pollution

New Project Promotes Integrated Water Resources Management in Ethiopia’s Tana Sub-basin

  • adaptation
  • climate impacts
  • water risk
  • Freshwater
A team analyzes plans for the Tana Sub-basin in a landscaped portion
  • adaptation
  • climate impacts
  • water risk
  • Freshwater
Update

Meet 20 Entrepreneurs Restoring Land in Malawi

  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
Women collect seeds in a Malawi field
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
Insights

Entrepreneurs Need Funding to Restore Africa's Degraded Land

  • restoration
  • agriculture
  • COP26
Caroline Kariuki, CEO of Kenya's GreenPot Enterprises, with one of her employees at a bamboo nursery. The company's bamboo helps farmers restore degraded land and make extra income.
  • restoration
  • agriculture
  • COP26
Insights
Caroline Kariuki, CEO of Kenya's GreenPot Enterprises, with one of her employees at a bamboo nursery. The company's bamboo helps farmers restore degraded land and make extra income.
  • restoration
  • agriculture
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset