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    December 7, 2014

    Reducing Latin America’s Carbon Footprint Means Restoring Life to Degraded Lands

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    Primary forest in Ecuador's Maquipucuna Reserve. Photo by John Kellogg/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 5, 2014

    Three Lessons from Japan's Climate Finance - Coal Controversy

    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    All development finance, not just climate finance, ultimately needs to be consistent with climate goals. Photo credit: peggdavis66, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Insights
    December 4, 2014

    Estimating Climate Finance Mobilization Toward $100 Billion and Beyond

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Making the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy is going to take a lot of investment, and the limited budgets of the public sector can’t tackle it alone. Photo by DFID/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Climate
    Africa Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 3, 2014

    Landscape Restoration—A Winning Strategy in a Warmer World

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Costa Rica has built its economy by rebuilding forests. Photo by Geoff Gallice/Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    News
    November 20, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to Green Climate Fund Pledges

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 14, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to $3 Billion U.S. Pledge to Green Climate Fund

    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 14, 2014

    Nicaragua’s Indigenous Peoples Protect their Forests Even Without Government Support

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Nicaragua's government recognizes 49 percent of the country's forests as community forests--but it wasn't always this way. Photo credit: Lon&Queta, Flickr
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Climate
    Insights
    November 13, 2014

    U.S. Pledge to Green Climate Fund Could Build Climate Action Momentum

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    One of the most challenging and important sticking points in the international climate negotiations is the money to help poor countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Sudipto Das, Global Environment Facility
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    November 12, 2014

    ADVISORY: Press Teleconference on International Climate Talks in Lima (COP20)

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 27, 2014

    4 Keys to Scaled-up Climate Investment in Brazil

    • Finance
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • Green Climate Fund
    São Paulo , Brazil. Photo Credit: veebruar/Flickr
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 14, 2014

    Seeing U.S. Business Opportunity in a Low-Carbon Economy

    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    A growing body of evidence indicates we don’t have to choose between improving economic performance and reducing climate risk Photo credit: CGP Grey/Flickr
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 10, 2014

    The $10 Billion Question: Will the Green Climate Fund Live Up to Expectations?

    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Many developing countries are counting on the Fund to deliver meaningful resources by mid- to late 2015. Photo credit: DFID UK/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Insights
    October 6, 2014

    Counting Trees to Save the Woods: Using Big Data to Map Deforestation

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    What can other big data initiatives seeking to combat climate change learn from the Global Forest Watch? Photo Credit: CIAT/Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Climate
    News
    September 23, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Responds to Major Commitments on Forests at the UN Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • commodities
    • restoration
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • commodities
    • restoration
    Climate
    Insights
    September 16, 2014

    By the Numbers: The New Climate Economy

    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    A new report shows that economic growth and action on climate change can now be achieved together. Photo credit: Walmart, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Africa Latin America North America Europe
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    September 4, 2014

    STATEMENT: Global Forest Watch Wins UN Big Data Climate Challenge Prize

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Climate
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    September 2, 2014

    5 Reasons To Watch NYC’s Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • 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 & Governance
    • 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 & Governance
    • 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 & Governance
    • Finance
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    July 31, 2014

    Forest Loss and Climate: Empowering Communities Can Help

    • Forests
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • land rights
    Legal rights for community forests in the Brazilian Amazon and other areas could prevent 27 million hectares (66 million acres) of deforestation by 2050. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • land rights
    Climate
    Insights
    July 31, 2014

    The Price Is Wrong: New Report Calls for Fossil Fuel Prices that Reflect Environmental Costs

    • Finance
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    A new IMF report shows that taxing fossil fuels could reduce deaths from fossil fuel-related air pollution by 63 percent. Photo credit: thienzieyung, Flickr
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • renewable energy

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