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    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 2, 2015

    Tianjin Disaster Magnifies Governance Challenges for Public Safety and the Environment

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    A black cloud of smoke rises from vehicles set on fire by the explosion in Tianjin. Photo by Karl-Ludwig Poggemann/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    Climate
    Research
    April 28, 2015

    Tracking Adaptation Finance

    Videos
    January 15, 2015

    Stories to Watch 2015

    • stories to watch
    • stories to watch
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Forests
    Insights
    November 11, 2014

    New Technology Can Help Ensure that Protected Areas Stay Protected

    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    The world has more than 177,000 protected areas, all of which require proper management to prevent harmful and illegal activities. Photo credit: Garrett Ziegler, Flickr
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Forests
    Insights
    June 5, 2014

    New Palm Oil Production Maps Mark a Milestone in Transparency

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Most palm oil comes from Indonesia and Malaysia. Photo credit: Achmad Rabin Taim, Wikimedia Commons
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    May 12, 2014

    What Will it Take to End the “Resource Curses?”

    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    • environmental justice
    • land rights
    Chad's oil fields continue to leach chemicals, create air pollution, and degrade Lake Chad. Photo credit: Carsen ten Brink, Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • extractive industries
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    • environmental justice
    • land rights
    Videos
    January 10, 2014

    Stories to Watch 2014

    • stories to watch
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    North America
    Outcomes
    December 9, 2013

    “Four-Point Plan” Informs President Obama’s U.S. Climate Action Plan

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    President Obama
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    Climate
    Outcomes
    December 9, 2013

    60 Cities and Communities Use New Standard to Measure and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • Top Outcome: 2013
    City skyline at night
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    Cities
    Outcomes
    December 9, 2013

    160 Cities Adopt Bus Rapid Transit – A Key Tipping Point

    • Top Outcome: 2013
    Buses in Latin America
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    Freshwater
    Outcomes
    December 9, 2013

    Major Companies, Funds, and Banks Drive Improved Water Management by Using Risk Atlas

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    People in a field
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    Forests
    Africa
    Outcomes
    December 9, 2013

    Ghana Secures $50 Million for Forest Investment Plan, Based On Restoration Analysis

    • Top Outcome: 2013
    Farmer planting crops in Africa
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    Climate
    Asia
    Outcomes
    December 9, 2013

    China Adopts Policy to Promote Demonstration of Carbon Capture and Storage

    • Top Outcome: 2013
    Power plant
    • Top Outcome: 2013
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    November 21, 2013

    Open Government Partnership: It’s Time for Deeper Engagement with the Environment Sector

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    A water irrigation project in Tamil Nadu, India. Photo credit: Michael Foley, Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights

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