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    Insights
    December 29, 2015

    LandMark Puts Indigenous Peoples and Other Communities on the Global Map

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • natural infrastructure
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Maasai tribe in the Serengeti National Park.
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • natural infrastructure
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 13, 2015

    Peru’s Illegal “Ghost Trees”: What U.S. Buyers Need to Know

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • illegal logging
    While not a new problem, the scale and pervasiveness of timber laundering in Peru is astounding. Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • illegal logging
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 4, 2015

    Community Forests: Good for the Environment, Good for the Economy

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    The Yudja are one of many indigenous groups who call the Brazilian Amazon home. Photo by André D’elia
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    News
    November 4, 2015

    RELEASE: New Analysis Reveals Substantial Economic Benefits of Securing Community Rights to Rainforests in Brazil and Guatemala

    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 2, 2015

    To Achieve New Climate Targets, Countries Should Look to Community Forests

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Research shows that communities can be good protectors of forests. Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 27, 2015

    Increasing Forest Transparency through the Open Government Partnership

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • sustainable development goals
    Open government often translates to good forest governance. Photo by Nanang Sujana/Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • sustainable development goals
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 21, 2015

    Meet the Yudja, Brazil's Forest Guardians

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    The Yudja rely on their community forest for food, shelter and livelihoods. Photo by André D’elia
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 20, 2015

    Protect Wildlife, Save Oceans and Reduce Civic Unrest—With Data

    • Ocean
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • data
    • environmental democracy
    • low carbon development
    Global Fishing Watch uses satellite data to track fishing vessels around the world in near-real time. Image by Global Fishing Watch
    • Ocean
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • data
    • environmental democracy
    • low carbon development
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    October 14, 2015

    $13 Million Fine For Lumber Liquidators Shows U.S. Lacey Act‘s Clout

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • illegal logging
    Photo by Mathias Appel/Flickr.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • illegal logging
    Equity & Governance
    News
    September 25, 2015

    WRI Calls SDGs "A Bold New Agenda For International Development"

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 9, 2015

    3 Ways to Strengthen Customary Land Rights in Indonesia

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • land rights
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Thirty percent of Indonesia’s territories have been handed over to private companies as concessions, with many of them overlapping with indigenous lands. Photo by Rainforest Action Network/Flickr.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • land rights
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    September 7, 2015

    4 Cutting-Edge Technologies to Catch Illegal Loggers

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • illegal logging
    Logging in Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by Ben Beiske/Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • illegal logging
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    March 18, 2015

    3 Ways to Tackle the Global Problem of Insecure Land Rights

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    When land rights are weak, indigenous peoples can lose access to critical resources like forests. Photo by rbairdpccam/Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    March 11, 2015

    Q&A with Cécile Ndjebet: Empowering Women Is Key to Better Forest Management in Cameroon

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Gender
    • land rights
    Women in Cameroon prepare to plant saplings. Photo by Cameroon Ecology.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Gender
    • land rights
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 31, 2014

    So What Did We Learn in 2014?

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    2014 shifted the needle toward a more sustainable future. Photo by David Drodge/The Pembina Institute
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 30, 2014

    WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2014

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    During "Raaghiri Days" in Indian cities, streets are closed to cars to encourage walking and biking. Photo by Carol Mitchell/Flickr
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    Climate
    Insights
    December 14, 2014

    COP20 Lays the Groundwork for Paris Climate Pact: 7 Key Developments

    • Finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP20
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Participants at December 2014 international climate conference in Lima
    • Finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP20
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    December 3, 2014

    ADVISORY: Latin American Countries to Launch Initiative 20x20 to Restore 20 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • COP20
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • COP20
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC

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