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    Africa Latin America food security infrastructure landscapes
    Forests
    Africa
    Technical Perspectives
    May 30, 2023

    Landscape Restoration Is Complex, But Multi-Stakeholder Platforms Can Help

    • restoration
    • landscapes
    People gather to assess the African landscape.
    • restoration
    • landscapes
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    January 27, 2023

    Restoring a Degraded Ethiopian Watershed for Water and Livelihood Security

    • food security
    • agriculture
    • poverty
    • Climate Equity
    • Freshwater
    This view of the degraded Minzir 01 watershed shows evident signs of gully formation and low stream flow.
    • food security
    • agriculture
    • poverty
    • Climate Equity
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 12, 2021

    3 Ways to Scale Up Nature-Based Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

    • infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    A river flowing at the base of a large mountain in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
    • infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 30, 2021

    Improving Water Security Helps Reduce the Gender Gap in Mexico City

    • Forests
    • Gender
    • drought
    • infrastructure
    • water risk
    A woman selling snacks from a cart in the middle of a busy plaza in Mexico City.
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • drought
    • infrastructure
    • water risk
    Climate
    Latin America
    Podcasts
    June 23, 2021

    Why Transformative Adaptation Is Needed to Build Climate Resilient Food Systems

    • food security
    • Climate
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Climate
    • Food
    • agriculture
    Forests
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    February 9, 2021

    How Local People Are Mapping Billions of Trees on Their Land

    • land use
    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • climate impacts
    • Forests
    Woman stading next to a forest in Rwanda
    • land use
    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • climate impacts
    • Forests
    Cities
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2020

    Developing Cities Need Cash. Land Value Capture Can Help

    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    People walk on and around an outdoor escalator at a train station in Shenzhen.
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • land use
    • development
    • Finance
    • Urban Development
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Technical Perspectives
    September 15, 2020

    INSIDER: Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation into Development: Three Lessons from Kenya

    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • food security
    Herders in Kenya.
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • food security
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    September 11, 2020

    New Location, New Perspectives: Hearing from African Voices in the Restoration Movement

    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • Forests
    • Climate
    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • Forests
    • Climate
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 5, 2020

    A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

    • biking
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • infrastructure
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • transportation
    • Freshwater
    Silhouette of a person with a bicycle overlooking Belo Horizonte's skyline. Photo by Mariana Gil/WRI.
    • biking
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • infrastructure
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • transportation
    • Freshwater
    Food
    Africa
    Insights
    June 11, 2020

    Africa’s Restoration Entrepreneurs Aid in COVID-19 Response

    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • restoration
    A man working on a farm.
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • restoration
    Food
    Africa
    Insights
    May 19, 2020

    Which Countries Are Most Vulnerable to Locust Swarms?

    • agriculture
    • food security
    • mapping
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • mapping
    Cities
    Asia
    News
    September 19, 2019

    RELEASE: New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 21, 2018

    In Brazil’s Drought-ravaged Caatinga Ecosystem, Small Farmers Know Best

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    The landscape of Caatinga, the semi-arid but extraordinarily biodiverse region of Brazil
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    Food
    Africa
    Insights
    April 26, 2018

    To Fight Food Insecurity in Malawi, Just Add Trees

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • restoration
    A farmer in central Malawi plants groundnuts.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • restoration
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    March 13, 2018

    This Man Wants to Pull 60,000 Rwandans Out of Poverty by Planting Trees

    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Planting trees in Rwanda
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forests
    Africa
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    Civil Society Organizations Use Public Information to Protect Forests

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Rangers in Kibale National Park, Uganda, learn to use the Forest Watcher app developed by the Jane Goodall Institute, Google, and Global Forest Watch. Photo by Lilian Pintea/Jane Goodall Institute
    • Top Outcome: 2016

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