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    Africa Equity Finance
    Equity
    Insights
    July 28, 2016

    Why Are Women Left Out of Land Decisions, Despite Gender Equity Laws?

    • Equity
    • Gender
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Indigenous women, Philippines
    • Equity
    • Gender
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    December 6, 2015

    African Countries Aim to Restore 100 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • Forests
    Forest landscape restoration in Ethiopia
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • Forests
    Equity
    Asia
    Research
    December 5, 2015

    From Tracking to Action

    Equity
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    March 18, 2015

    3 Ways to Tackle the Global Problem of Insecure Land Rights

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
    When land rights are weak, indigenous peoples can lose access to critical resources like forests. Photo by rbairdpccam/Flickr
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
    Equity
    Africa
    Insights
    March 11, 2015

    Q&A with Cécile Ndjebet: Empowering Women Is Key to Better Forest Management in Cameroon

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Gender
    • land rights
    Women in Cameroon prepare to plant saplings. Photo by Cameroon Ecology.
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Gender
    • land rights
    Climate
    Asia
    Research
    December 18, 2014

    Going in the Right Direction?

    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 21, 2014

    Climate Equity: A Tale of 4 Countries

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • Equity
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A crowded street in Hyderabad, India. Photo credit: Nicolas Mirguet, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • Equity
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Forests
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    October 15, 2014

    3 Maps Show Importance of Local Communities in Forest Conservation

    • Equity
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • land rights
    Panama's Omar Torrijos National Park. Photo credit: Lon & Queta, Flickr
    • Equity
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • land rights
    Climate
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    September 2, 2014

    5 Reasons To Watch NYC’s Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    UN headquarters in New York City (Photo credit United Nations)
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 20, 2014

    Securing Rights for People and the Climate in Africa

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Equity
    • Finance
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Way back to Lukolela View on the way back to Lukolela, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo by Ollivier Girard for CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Equity
    • Finance
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Equity
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    August 1, 2014

    Why Community Land Rights Belong in the Sustainable Development Goals

    • Equity
    • International Climate Action
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • united nations
    The proposed Sustainable Development Goals leave out a critical component of improving rural livelihoods—securing community land rights. Photo credit: Jane Boles, Flickr
    • Equity
    • International Climate Action
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • united nations
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    May 27, 2014

    Lessons from South Africa: Mobilizing Investment in Renewable Energy

    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    When it comes to renewable energy, South Africa has considerable, unrealized potential. Some estimate that wind power generation potential in South Africa could reach 80.54 TWh, which could be realized with an installed capacity of 30.6 GW. Photo credit: Lollie-Pop/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Finance
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    May 15, 2014

    Where Are Chinese Investments in Africa Headed?

    • Finance
    • Business
    More than 2,000 Chinese companies have invested in Africa, including in natural resource extraction, finance, infrastructure, power generation, textiles, and home appliances. Photo credit: World Bank/Flickr
    • Finance
    • Business
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    April 11, 2014

    What Is the Role for Transformation in Adaptation?

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    Authors of a paper on transformational adaptation have deemed the development of wheat-resistant maize in Africa “transformative." Photo credit: WorldFish, Flickr 2012
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    Finance
    Asia Africa Latin America North America
    News
    April 1, 2014

    ADVISORY: Can the World Bank Meet Sustainability and Governance Challenges?

    • multilateral development banks
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe Latin America North America
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    5 Big Energy Stories of 2013

    • Equity
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    President Barack Obama at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)
    • Equity
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Forests
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    December 6, 2013

    4 Reasons Assessing Governance Matters for Forests and People

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    Conducting an analysis of governance strengths and weaknesses can be a critical first step towards advancing forest governance reforms. Photo Credit: World Bank, Flickr
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    Climate
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    November 7, 2013

    Looking in the Pipes of Climate Adaptation Finance

    • Equity
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A climate-smart agriculture project in Ghana. Photo credit: C Peterson, CIAT/CCAFS
    • Equity
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC

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