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Collective Action at the Crossroads: What to Watch in 2020

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Water Could Limit Our Ability to Feed the World. These 9 Graphics Explain Why

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5 Ways to Put Food on a Water Diet

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Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

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How the World Can Cut Food Loss and Waste in Half

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  • sustainable development goals
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By the Numbers: The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste

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  • Economics
  • agriculture
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  • sustainable development goals
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6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2017

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  • Climate-Friendly Diets
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  • fossil fuels
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Andrew Steer
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Want to Reduce Your Food Loss and Waste? New Guidance Can Help

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Signs of a Growing Movement to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

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Sustainable Diets: What You Need to Know in 12 Charts

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What’s Food Loss and Waste Got to Do with Sustainable Development? A Lot, Actually.

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  • low carbon development
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Food worth $750 billion is lost or wasted every year. Photo by Garry Knight/Flickr
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How Ethiopia Went from Famine Crisis to Green Revolution

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Ethiopia is now greener than it has been in the last 145 years. Photo by Chris Reij/WRI
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“Revaluing” Ecosystems to Include Nature’s Value on Balance Sheets

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  • Economics
  • natural infrastructure
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While oceans support lucrative fisheries, these benefits are rarely accounted for in ledgers. Photo by Pedro Ramirez Jr./U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Globalizing Sustainable Development

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  • poverty
  • health
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
Today’s challenges go beyond health, food, and education. Photo by Gates Foundation/Flickr
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So What Did We Learn in 2014?

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2014 shifted the needle toward a more sustainable future. Photo by David Drodge/The Pembina Institute
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WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2014

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During "Raaghiri Days" in Indian cities, streets are closed to cars to encourage walking and biking. Photo by Carol Mitchell/Flickr
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High Water Stress Jeopardizes One-Third of World’s Corn Crop

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Water limits to corn production are likely to be exacerbated as climate change alters global precipitation patterns. Photo Credit: Jane/Flickr
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Making Economic Valuation Count for Coastal Ecosystems in the Caribbean

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People and economies across the Caribbean are dependent on coastal ecosystems—including coral reefs, mangroves, and beaches. These ecosystems provide critical habitat to commercial fisheries, attract tourists from around the world, and protect coastal communities and infrastructure. Photo Credit: Katina Rogers
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Improving Food Security in the Sahel Is Difficult, but Achievable

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A local farmer in Burkina Faso, Yacouba Sawadogo, innovates. Photo Credit: Chris Reij, WRI
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7 Stories to Watch in 2014

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  • fossil fuels
  • deforestation
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  • Climate
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As host of the 2014 World Cup, all eyes will be on Brazil's cities to see how they deal with their sustainability challenges and opportunities. Photo credit: Crystal Davis, WRI
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