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    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
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    October 10, 2019

    More Water Shortages Mean Energy Investors Need New Ways to Manage Drought Risk

    • Water Security
    • fossil fuels
    • drought
    • Energy
    • Finance
    A thermal power plant in Rajasthan. Flickr/vedantlath
    • Water Security
    • fossil fuels
    • drought
    • Energy
    • Finance
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 9, 2019

    Congo Basin Deforestation Threatens Food and Water Supplies Throughout Africa

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Women model the handmade baskets they use every day in Malolo 2, Republic of Congo.
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    September 27, 2018

    Places to Watch: 3 Forests Experiencing Rapid Clearing Right Now

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    Mountain gorilla
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    August 8, 2018

    Tracking Deforestation in DRC's Forest Concessions Is Complicated

    • Forests
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    Road near the village of Ilanga in the DRC. Photo by Molly Bergen
    • Forests
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 13, 2018

    Disaster-Focused Headlines from the Congo Often Hide Signs of Progress

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Ilanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Data
    July 11, 2018

    INFOGRAPHIC: Experience the Unequal Ways Communities and Companies Get Land Rights

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Africa
    Insights
    October 24, 2017

    A River Lined with Smoke: Charcoal and Forest Loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    • Forests
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    A woman holding a fuel efficient stove
    • Forests
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    April 24, 2017

    The Man Who Stopped the Mine. Q&A with Prafulla Samantara, 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Prafulla Samantara, 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winner. Photo by Goldman Environmental Foundation
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 24, 2014

    3 Myths and Facts about Forest and Landscape Restoration

    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    In Rwanda, 85 percent of the population makes a living from subsistence farming of degraded, formerly forested lands. Photo Credit: Gates Foundation/Flickr
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 22, 2014

    7 Stories to Watch in 2014

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • U.S. policy
    As host of the 2014 World Cup, all eyes will be on Brazil's cities to see how they deal with their sustainability challenges and opportunities. Photo credit: Crystal Davis, WRI
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • U.S. policy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    February 25, 2013

    Civil Society Groups Help Make Electricity Affordable and Sustainable

    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • environmental democracy
    • Energy Access
    • public participation
    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • environmental democracy
    • Energy Access
    • public participation

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