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    biodiversity Urban Development
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    June 11, 2018

    DNA Testing Can Save Trees from Illegal Logging – and You Can Help

    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    Moss-covered bigleaf maple trees in the Hoh Rainforest
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    Ocean
    Insights
    June 8, 2018

    Ocean Conservation Is an Untapped Strategy for Fighting Climate Change

    • Climate
    • conservation
    • National Climate Action
    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Paris Agreement
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • Ocean
    Mangroves
    • Climate
    • conservation
    • National Climate Action
    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Paris Agreement
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • Ocean
    Cities
    News
    February 11, 2018

    RELEASE: WRI Ross Prize for Cities Now Open for Applications that Recognize Visionary Urban Change

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    January 11, 2018

    We Know How to Save Millions from Dying on the World’s Roads

    • health
    • road safety
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Mexico City
    • health
    • road safety
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    October 2, 2017

    Moving Beyond “Take, Make, Waste”: Developing Cities Show the Possibilities of the Circular Economy

    • circular economy
    • Urban Development
    Sidewalk shoe-repair stands
    • circular economy
    • Urban Development
    Asia
    Insights
    September 27, 2017

    Make Cycling Safer in China—By Design

    • Cities
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Biking in downtown Beijing.
    • Cities
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Insights
    September 20, 2017

    Amid Tragedy, an Opportunity for Smart Recovery

    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Waiting for rescue after Hurricane Katrina
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Energy
    Insights
    September 7, 2017

    Powering Cities in the Global South: How Energy Access for All Benefits the Economy and the Environment

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • renewable energy
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • renewable energy
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    September 5, 2017

    Navigating Kibera Through Community Design

    • Urban Development
    A child in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya.
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    July 12, 2017

    Confronting the Urban Housing Gap

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development
    Informal housing in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Development
    Asia
    Insights
    January 10, 2017

    China’s Water Stress Is on the Rise

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • industry
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    China’s Yellow River
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • industry
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 1, 2016

    India Can Save Up to $1.8 Trillion per Year with Smart Urban Growth

    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Urban Development
    A crowded Delhi street. Source: EMBARQ Sustainable Urban Mobility by WRI/Flickr
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    October 28, 2016

    Development Finance Institutions Have a Role to Play in Creating Sustainable Cities

    • Urban Development
    bus rapid transit
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    October 24, 2016

    Taming Bigfoot to Safeguard the Global Commons

    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • Urban Development
    Cloud Gate in Chicago
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • Urban Development

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