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    water pollution
    Food
    Insights
    February 5, 2019

    It’s All in a Name: How to Boost the Sales of Plant-Based Menu Items

    • Food
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    People dining at restaurant table. Photo by Priscilla du Preez/Unsplash
    • Food
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    Freshwater
    Insights
    January 10, 2024

    More Critical Minerals Mining Could Strain Water Supplies in Stressed Regions

    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • water quality
    • Water Quality
    Workers extracting lithium in Bolivia.
    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • water quality
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    North America
    Update
    August 30, 2022

    Small Reservoirs More Vulnerable to Climate Extremes

    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • water pollution
    A manmade reservoir with powerlines in the background
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • water pollution
    Cities
    Update
    May 23, 2022

    New Analysis Shows Air, Water, Other Environmental Pollution Remain a Severe Global Threat

    • Cities
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • Cities
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    Business
    Africa
    News
    November 10, 2021

    RELEASE: Kenya Partnership to Reduce Textile Waste Wins 2021 P4G Partnership of the Year Award

    • circular economy
    • sustainable development goals
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • COP26
    • circular economy
    • sustainable development goals
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • COP26
    Freshwater
    Update
    November 3, 2021

    Developing a Global Model for Agricultural Pollution Control Cost

    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • data
    • Aqueduct
    Nutrient management slurry on farmland
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • data
    • Aqueduct
    Forests
    Insights
    September 23, 2020

    How Forests Near or Far Can Protect Water for Cities

    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    A view of Hong Kong from the edge of a forest.
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    Ocean
    News
    May 15, 2020

    ADVISORY: Embargoed Press Call on Tackling Plastic and Pollution in the Ocean

    • water pollution
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    Europe
    Insights
    August 28, 2019

    A 10-Step Plan for the World to Cut Food Loss and Waste in Half By 2030

    • Food
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Food loss can happen on the farm as well as in the kitchen. Photo: ImpaKPro/istockphoto.com
    • Food
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Business
    Insights
    August 28, 2019

    Here’s What Could Go Wrong with the Circular Economy—and How to Keep it on Track

    • circular economy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Sustainable Development Goal 8
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Mattress recycling.
    • circular economy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Sustainable Development Goal 8
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Forests
    Technical Perspectives
    August 26, 2019

    INSIDER: Green Infrastructure Can Save Water Suppliers Money. Now You Can Estimate How Much.

    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water pollution
    Riverside trees in Atlanta's 4th Ward Park. Flickr/DeepRoot
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water pollution
    Europe
    Insights
    August 26, 2019

    Will Anyone Eat a Plant-based Big Mac? Behavioral Science Says Yes

    • Food
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    Amys vegan fast food burger
    • Food
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    August 8, 2019

    7 Things to Know About the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • climate science
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Madagascar deforestation
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • climate science
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Food
    Insights
    July 17, 2019

    10 Breakthrough Technologies Can Help Feed the World Without Destroying It

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    food lab
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    Climate
    Oceania
    Insights
    May 9, 2019

    From Mangroves to Tin Roofs: Fiji Uses Built and Natural Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation

    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • health
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    A house on stilts on the outskirts of Lautoka City, Fiji
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • health
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Food
    Insights
    April 25, 2019

    PODCAST: How to Market Sustainable Food

    • podcasts
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Food
    Delicious pad thai—that's also vegetarian. Flickr/Joss D
    • podcasts
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Food
    Food
    Insights
    April 10, 2019

    PODCAST: Creating a Sustainable Food Future

    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Food
    Veggies in a market. Flickr/Robert Terrell
    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • Food
    Freshwater
    Oceania Asia North America
    Insights
    March 4, 2019

    In World That Says It’s Cutting Nutrient Pollution, Progress Is Lacking

    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Algal blooms in Florida’s Santa Fe River
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    February 22, 2019

    After 15 Years, EPA Updates Water Quality Trading Policy. It Could Do More.

    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Wetlands like these in the Chesapeake provide cost-effective water quality services.
    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality

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