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Research

October 28, 2021

State of Climate Action 2021: Systems Transformations Required to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C

A firefighter walks through the Donnell Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest, California.

Initiatives

March 5, 2021

High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

Bottom of the ocean floor.

Initiatives

November 30, 2023

Ocean Action 2030’s Rapid Assistance Fund

Ocean and rocky, forested shore of island.

Insights

February 15, 2023

5 Priorities for Urban Climate Action in 2023 and Beyond

transportation
electric mobility
Freshwater
Climate
Paris Agreement
nature-based solutions
poverty
human rights

A new electric bus in New Delhi, India

transportation
electric mobility
Freshwater
Climate
Paris Agreement
nature-based solutions
poverty
human rights

Equity & Governance

Asia

Research

December 17, 2018

Prepared Communities

Initiatives

March 23, 2018

Resource Watch

Satellite image from Nasa

Research

October 13, 2016

Towards a More Equal City: Framing the Challenges and Opportunities

WRR: Framing Paper Towards a More Equal City

Equity & Governance

Initiatives

June 27, 2013

Land and Resource Rights

A man fishing on a boat in a river surrounded by fields.

Research

September 1, 2005

World Resources 2005 -- The Wealth of the Poor

Research

September 1, 2000

World Resources 2000-2001: People and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life

Research

February 23, 2011

Reefs at Risk Revisited

Insights

April 11, 2024

4 Ways Ocean Health is Critical to Human Health Everywhere

Ocean
health
pollution

Fishermen in Indonesia haul in their nets on a beach.

Ocean
health
pollution

Insights

April 1, 2024

Ocean Carbon Removal Is Uncharted Territory. The US Can Help Change That

carbon removal
Ocean
Climate Governance
U.S. Climate

A scientist takes a soil sample to measure carbon sequestration in a seagrass bed.

carbon removal
Ocean
Climate Governance
U.S. Climate

Insights

February 23, 2024

What We Know About Deep-sea Mining — And What We Don’t

Ocean
climate change
Clean Energy

A large ship used to test deep-sea mining methods on the open ocean.

Ocean
climate change
Clean Energy

News

December 2, 2023

RELEASE: Ocean Panel Calls for Nations to Adopt 100% Sustainable Ocean Management Target

COP28
Ocean

COP28
Ocean

Insights

October 25, 2023

The Shipping Industry Won’t Meet its Decarbonization Goals without Investing More in Low-carbon Fuels

Ocean
net-zero emissions
transportation

Smoke pours from a cargo ship sailing past a group of fishermen on a pier.

Ocean
net-zero emissions
transportation

Insights

September 20, 2023

The Ocean Can Play a Bigger Role in Fighting Climate Change than Previously Thought

Ocean
Climate
National Climate Action
nature-based solutions

Groups of people are scattered across a large, sandy beach on a sunny day with floating wind turbines in the background.

Ocean
Climate
National Climate Action
nature-based solutions

Insights

June 28, 2023

How Blue Carbon Can Tackle the Climate, Biodiversity and Development Crises

Ocean
climate change
carbon removal
nature-based solutions

Underwater shot of a mangrove root system in clear tropical waters.

Ocean
climate change
carbon removal
nature-based solutions

Insights

May 2, 2023

What Is Kelp and Why Is it Vital to People and the Planet?

climate change
Climate
Freshwater
Ocean

Fish feed on a kelp forest in the ocean

climate change
Climate
Freshwater
Ocean

Insights

January 31, 2023

5 Ocean Moments to Watch in 2023

Ocean
conservation
biodiversity

A couple snorkels in crystal clear water

Ocean
conservation
biodiversity

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