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    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 2, 2024

    India’s Shift to Low-carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Construction workers in colorful clothes stand near a cement mixer.
    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Forests
    Asia
    News
    March 16, 2021

    ADVISORY: Embargoed Press Call on WRI’s 2020 Tree Cover Loss Data with Analysis and Insights

    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Oceania Latin America Africa Asia
    News
    May 19, 2020

    ADVISORY: Embargoed Press Call on Global Forest Watch 2019 Tree Cover Loss Data

    • fires
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    Asia
    Insights
    October 24, 2019

    Buildings Are a Hidden Source of Indian Cities’ Extreme Heat

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    Tight-packed buildings in Chennai, India
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    October 2, 2019

    Deforestation Threatens the Mekong, but New Trees Are Growing in Surprising Places

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Communities like this one in Vietnam are beginning to restore their trees, especially on farms and in villages. Photo by Terry Sunderland/CIFOR.
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Cities
    Asia
    News
    September 19, 2019

    RELEASE: New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    September 17, 2019

    China Is Investing $13 Trillion in Construction. Will It Pursue Zero Carbon Buildings?

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • Energy
    Guangzhou’s Pearl River Tower
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • Energy
    Forests
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    September 13, 2018

    RELEASE: New Study Finds More Than a Quarter of Global Tree Cover Loss is Commodity-Driven Deforestation

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    November 8, 2017

    India’s Move to Make Buildings Efficient

    • Buildings
    • Energy
    Dehli skyline
    • Buildings
    • Energy
    Forests
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    September 26, 2017

    Forest Watcher Brings Data Straight to Environmental Defenders

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Rangers checking Forest Watcher. Photo by Lilian Pintea
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 17, 2017

    Global Tree Cover Loss Remains High. Emerging Patterns Reveal Shifting Contributors.

    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    Aguaje trees in Peru.
    • deforestation
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    June 5, 2017

    6 Issues to Watch at the Clean Energy Ministerial

    • Buildings
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Dabancheng Wind Power Station
    • Buildings
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    May 31, 2017

    How Can China’s Green Building Sector Grow Fivefold by 2030? 3 Cities Show Us the Way

    • Buildings
    • electric grid
    • energy efficiency
    Beijing skyline in the evening.
    • Buildings
    • electric grid
    • energy efficiency
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    December 14, 2016

    Weather Patterns that Fueled Great Smoky Mountains Forest Fire Could Increase with Climate Change

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Wildfire at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Energy
    Asia
    News
    September 1, 2016

    RELEASE: WRI Welcomes Jennifer Layke as Global Director for its Energy Program

    • Buildings
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • Buildings
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Latin America Asia
    Insights
    July 25, 2016

    Thinking “Incrementally:” Addressing the Global Housing Deficit by Engaging the Poor

    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Slum in Bangkok,
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Forests
    Asia Latin America North America
    News
    March 21, 2016

    RELEASE: Cargill, WRI Partner to Monitor and Manage Deforestation and Water Risk Across Supply Chains

    • Freshwater
    • forest monitoring
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • forest monitoring
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    Asia
    Asia
    Insights
    December 17, 2015

    Palm Oil Mill Data: A Step Towards Transparency

    • Climate
    • Food
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Palm oil plantation
    • Climate
    • Food
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • commodities

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