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Better Forests, Better Cities

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UN Human Rights Council Underscores the Need for Loss and Damage Action Ahead of COP27

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7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality

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  • COP26
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For Rural Communities, Protecting Land Is a Better Investment than Deforestation

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  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
In India's Narmada District, legal recognition of communities' land rights have enabled villages to invest in sustainable, more productive land management. Photo by...
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Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

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RELEASE: WRI Honors Darren Walker and Feike Sijbesma at “Courage to Lead” Celebration

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Sophie's Choice for Communities: Sacrificing Land Rights to Gain Security

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Global Festival of Ideas for Sustainable Development Calls for Radical Innovations to Achieve the SDGs

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Manish Bapna Discusses Priorities for Open Government Partnership at UN General Assembly

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In Order to Solve Pollution, We Must First Solve Governance Challenges

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Air pollution in China's Shaanxi Province. Photo by Gilad Rom/Flickr
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WRI Calls SDGs "A Bold New Agenda For International Development"

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Sustainable Development Goals: Setting a New Course for People and Planet

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The unveiling of the Sustainable Development Goals next week will be a milestone moment for our collective future. Photo by US Mission to the United Nations Agencies in Rome/Flickr
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Addis Ababa Agenda: Bold Sustainable Development Vision to Be Backed Up by Action

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

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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
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Why Community Land Rights Belong in the Sustainable Development Goals

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  • International Climate Action
  • land rights
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  • United Nations
The proposed Sustainable Development Goals leave out a critical component of improving rural livelihoods—securing community land rights. Photo credit: Jane Boles, Flickr
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