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    Climate Asia Latin America Forests sustainable development goals Urban Mobility Initiatives Insights
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 19, 2023

    Ending Deforestation in the Amazon Can Grow Brazil’s GDP — But That’s Not the Only Reason to Do It

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Climate
    Silhouette of a man standing in a river surrounded by trees in the Amazon rainforest.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Climate
    Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    January 26, 2023

    4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    November 17, 2020

    Dockless Bike Sharing Can Create Healthy, Resilient Urban Mobility

    • biking
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    People riding bikes on a sidewalk in Beijing.
    • biking
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 15, 2020

    A Low-Carbon Recovery Can Create Jobs and Boost Indonesia’s Economy

    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Aerial view of people and goods in a busy Jakarta street market. Photo by Henry Sudarman/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 5, 2019

    4 Ways Farmers Can Adapt to Climate Change and Generate Income

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    Farmers working on an integrated system in a farm in Paraiba Valley, Sao Paulo. The system combines crops (a native species similar to potato and corn) with palm trees. Photo by Bruno Calixto/WRI Brasil
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    Asia
    Insights
    December 3, 2018

    P4G Partnerships at Work: Green Logistics in China, Fighting Food Waste in Indonesia and ZEBRA Transit in Latin America

    • Climate Resilience
    • sustainable development goals
    • Sustainable Development Goal 17
    Package recycling station
    • Climate Resilience
    • sustainable development goals
    • Sustainable Development Goal 17
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 29, 2018

    Unlocking Climate Action: Building a Landscape Restoration Movement from the Ground Up

    • Forests
    • COP24
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • restoration
    Extrema, Brazil plantation
    • Forests
    • COP24
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • restoration
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 25, 2018

    Help for São Paulo’s Complex Water Woes: Protect and Restore Forests

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    The Atibainha reservoir in Cantareira System in São Paulo during drought.
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 11, 2017

    Land Ruling Threatens Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples and Climate Commitments

    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    view of Chapada Diamantina in Brazil
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 2, 2017

    3 Ways Brazil Can Be a Global Leader in Turning Sustainability Commitments into Action

    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Paris Agreement
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Local community in the Tapajós National Forest in Pará
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Paris Agreement
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    December 14, 2016

    Weather Patterns that Fueled Great Smoky Mountains Forest Fire Could Increase with Climate Change

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Wildfire at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 9, 2016

    Brazilian Government Announces 29 Percent Rise in Deforestation in 2016

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    Aerial shot of forest and agricultural landscapes in Brazil
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    October 5, 2016

    Chengdu Shows How Cities Can Turn Climate Commitments into Action

    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate
    • Urban Development
    Chengdu street scene
    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 4, 2016

    Helping Chinese Cities Lead the Fight Against Climate Change

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    Chengdu street scene.
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 22, 2015

    A COP21 Surprise: Brazilian States Commit to Restore More than 3 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • COP21
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • NDC
    Mato Grosso forest
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • COP21
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • NDC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 5, 2015

    Initiative 20x20: A Landscape Restoration Movement Rises in Latin America and the Caribbean

    • Forests
    • COP21
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • climate change
    Peru forest
    • Forests
    • COP21
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • climate change
    Africa
    Latin America Africa Asia
    Insights
    December 1, 2015

    New Platform Reveals How Much Carbon Is Locked in Tropical Forests – and How Much Was Lost

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    GFW Climate will help measure emissions from tropical deforestation. Photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/14626255095/in/album-72157645614284212/">M. Edliadi for the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    Asia
    Insights
    October 29, 2015

    With Latest Fires Crisis, Indonesia Surpasses Russia as World’s Fourth-Largest Emitter

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities

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