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    January 2, 2019

    ADVISORY: WRI’s Stories to Watch 2019

    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • data
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • data
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • Business
    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
    Energy
    North America
    News
    January 19, 2017

    STATEMENT: Perry Should Focus on Clean Energy to Grow U.S. Economy and Cut Emissions

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Insights
    November 6, 2015

    Perimeter Defense: 4 Technologies for Detecting and Preventing Illegal Logging

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    Some forest managers are using drones to monitor trees and wildlife. Photo by John Mills/Flickr
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    Forests
    Insights
    November 11, 2014

    New Technology Can Help Ensure that Protected Areas Stay Protected

    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    The world has more than 177,000 protected areas, all of which require proper management to prevent harmful and illegal activities. Photo credit: Garrett Ziegler, Flickr
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Forests
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    March 21, 2013

    Saving the World's Forests: A Technology Revolution to Curb Illegal Logging

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    Our future is inextricably linked to forests. The social and economic benefits they provide are essential to realizing a sustainable century. Photo credit: CIFOR, Flickr 2008
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    Energy
    Research
    September 9, 2011

    Two Degrees of Innovation

    Energy
    Research
    January 16, 2011

    Innovation and Technology Transfer

    Climate
    Research
    November 23, 2010

    Summary of UNFCCC Submissions

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