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    data rivers
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    January 30, 2017

    President Trump’s First Week: Is Environmental Democracy in Jeopardy?

    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Protest sign from the Women’s March in Washington, D.C
    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 16, 2016

    From Paris Agreement to Paris Declaration: Open Government’s Climate Action Role

    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Young girl walks across a makeshift bridge in Pakistan
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    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
    Climate
    News
    September 22, 2016

    RELEASE: New Public-Private Partnership Launched to Help Communities Bridge Gap Between Climate Data and Resiliency Planning

    • mapping
    • Climate Resilience
    • data
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • mapping
    • Climate Resilience
    • data
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    Insights
    September 22, 2016

    PREP-aring for a Changing Climate by Harnessing the Data Revolution

    • Climate Resilience
    • data
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Flooding in Bangkok
    • Climate Resilience
    • data
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    May 20, 2016

    Lessons on Implementing Community-Based Climate Adaptation Plans in the Lower Mekong Basin

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • rivers
    Boats in a river
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • rivers
    Climate
    Insights
    April 13, 2016

    When Could the Paris Agreement Take Effect? Interactive Map Sheds Light

    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • data
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    The Paris Agreement Tracker
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • data
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 22, 2015

    After Paris, Making Good on Climate Commitments Requires Good Governance

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Eiffel Tower
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 27, 2015

    Increasing Forest Transparency through the Open Government Partnership

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • sustainable development goals
    Open government often translates to good forest governance. Photo by Nanang Sujana/Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • sustainable development goals
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    October 27, 2015

    Open Government Partnership: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Accountability and Transparency

    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    The Open Government Partnership can help support implementation of the 17 SDGs. Photo by Josh Estey/Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • environmental democracy
    • public participation
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 20, 2015

    Protect Wildlife, Save Oceans and Reduce Civic Unrest—With Data

    • Ocean
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • data
    • environmental democracy
    • low carbon development
    Global Fishing Watch uses satellite data to track fishing vessels around the world in near-real time. Image by Global Fishing Watch
    • Ocean
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • data
    • environmental democracy
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    Data
    October 14, 2015

    Rising Tides in the United States

    • data
    • Climate
    • sea level rise
    • data
    • Climate
    • sea level rise
    Forests
    Insights
    September 3, 2015

    South Africa Hosts World Forestry Congress: 4 Big Opportunities for Progress

    • data
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Illegal logging accounts for up to 90 percent of forestry activities in some key tropical production forests and 30 percent of globally traded wood. (Sumatra, Indonesia) Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
    • data
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 2, 2015

    Tianjin Disaster Magnifies Governance Challenges for Public Safety and the Environment

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    A black cloud of smoke rises from vehicles set on fire by the explosion in Tianjin. Photo by Karl-Ludwig Poggemann/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    September 2, 2015

    Datos Satelitales Recientes Resaltan 5 Áreas Soprendentes de Pérdida de Cobertura Arbórea

    • deforestation
    • coral reefs
    • data
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Camión de madera en Camerún. Foto: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR/Flickr.
    • deforestation
    • coral reefs
    • data
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Africa Latin America Asia
    Insights
    September 2, 2015

    Les Satellites Détectent 5 Points Majeurs Imprévus de Perte de la Couverture Arborée

    • deforestation
    • data
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Camión de madera en Camerún. Foto: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR/Flickr.
    • deforestation
    • data
    • Forests
    • global forest watch

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