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    Forests corporate sustainability food security natural resources
    Forests
    Insights
    February 29, 2024

    Complex Supply Chains Are Still a Major Barrier to Ending Deforestation

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • agriculture
    • forest products
    • corporate sustainability
    • commodities
    Plantation worker watching as a truck unloads freshly harvested oil palm branches.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • data
    • agriculture
    • forest products
    • corporate sustainability
    • commodities
    Food
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    How to Manage the Global Land Squeeze? Produce, Protect, Reduce, Restore

    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • conservation
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    An aerial view of a section of rain forest cleared for agriculture.
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • conservation
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Forests
    Insights
    August 25, 2021

    Smarter Farm Subsidies Can Drive Ecosystem Restoration

    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • deforestation
    • food security
    A farmer planting trees alongside farm crops in Kenya.
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • deforestation
    • food security
    Forests
    Insights
    August 25, 2021

    Des Subventions Agricoles Plus Efficientes Peuvent Favoriser la Restauration des Ecosystèmes

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security
    A farmer planting trees alongside farm crops in Kenya.
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security
    Insights
    February 7, 2020

    The Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion, and How to Prevent It

    • Forests
    • land use
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security
    A plum orchid planted in dry soil as a result of drought.
    • Forests
    • land use
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security
    Forests
    Insights
    March 5, 2019

    The Data Revolution Hasn't Yet Hit Agriculture

    • data
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Forests
    Farmer harvests wheat in Mojo, Ethiopia. Photo by Peter Lowe/CIMMYT
    • data
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Forests
    Food
    News
    November 20, 2018

    ADVISORY: Press Call to Preview WRI’s Global Report on Creating a Sustainable Food Future

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • GHG emissions
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • GHG emissions
    Cities
    Initiatives
    September 12, 2018

    Cities4Forests

    Pond and trees in front of city skyline.
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Oceania
    Insights
    July 11, 2018

    Mientras los grupos indígenas esperan durante décadas para los títulos de tierras, las empresas están adquiriendo sus territorios

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Shipibo-Konibo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 11, 2018

    As Indigenous Groups Wait Decades for Land Titles, Companies Are Acquiring Their Territories

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Shipibo-Konibo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 21, 2018

    In Brazil’s Drought-ravaged Caatinga Ecosystem, Small Farmers Know Best

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    The landscape of Caatinga, the semi-arid but extraordinarily biodiverse region of Brazil
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    Forests
    Insights
    March 21, 2018

    3 Reasons City Dwellers Should Care About Forests

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • Water Quality
    Forest in Brazil
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • Water Quality
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    March 13, 2018

    This Man Wants to Pull 60,000 Rwandans Out of Poverty by Planting Trees

    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Planting trees in Rwanda
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 28, 2015

    How Ethiopia Went from Famine Crisis to Green Revolution

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • poverty
    Ethiopia is now greener than it has been in the last 145 years. Photo by Chris Reij/WRI
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • poverty
    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
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 19, 2014

    Food Security and Climate Change in Africa: A Question of Political Will

    • Food
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • food security
    One-quarter of Africa’s projected food gap can be addressed by supporting a drive to achieve replacement level fertility by 2050. Better food security could be achieved by reducing food loss and waste. Photo Credit: Mark Jordahl/Flickr
    • Food
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • food security
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    July 15, 2014

    Tar Sands Threaten World’s Largest Boreal Forest

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    Canada’s boreal forests feature mountain ranges; forested plains, bogs, and peatlands; coniferous and mixed forests; and millions of waterways. Photo credit: Ken Owen, Flickr
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    May 28, 2014

    Restoration: It’s About More than Just the Trees

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • food security
    Agroforestry in Indonesia's Lubuk Beringin village. Photo credit: Tri Saputro, Flickr
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • food security
    Forests
    Insights
    March 27, 2014

    4 Actions Companies Can Take to Source Legal Wood

    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    Some countries have harvest or export bans on certain species or certain forms of harvested timber. It is important for companies to consider which timber species they are using and where they are purchasing from. Photo credit: Tim Gage, Flickr 2007
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business

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