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    Forests UNFCCC water risk
    Forests
    Africa
    News
    May 14, 2018

    RELEASE: WRI Africa Opens with a Focus on Forests, Cities, and Water

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • restoration
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • restoration
    • water risk
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

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

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    Forests
    Insights
    August 21, 2017

    Climate Change Solutions: Bringing Forests to Center Stage

    • National Climate Action
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • UNFCCC
    Costa Rican forest trees
    • National Climate Action
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • UNFCCC
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    May 16, 2017

    When Improving America’s Infrastructure, Don’t Forget Forests

    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Watershed
    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Forests
    Insights
    March 21, 2017

    3 Surprising Ways Water Depends on Healthy Forests

    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Rio Urubu Trees
    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Forests
    Insights
    August 30, 2016

    Watersheds Lost Up to 22% of Their Forests in 14 Years. Here’s How it Affects Your Water Supply

    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • water risk
    On the Yangtze River at Badong, China. Photo by Bernd Thaller/Flickr.
    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 5, 2016

    A Infraestrutura Natural pode ajudar a resolver a Crise Hídrica nas Cidades Brasileiras

    • Cities
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Projeto de restauração da Mata Atlântica relacionado ao Fundo de Águas do rio Guandu no estado do Rio de Janeiro
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 5, 2016

    Natural Infrastructure Could Help Solve Brazilian Cities’ Water Crises

    • Cities
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    An Atlantic Forest restoration project from the Guandu Water Fund project site in Rio de Janeiro. Photo credit: Suzanne Ozment
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Forests
    Asia Latin America North America
    News
    March 21, 2016

    RELEASE: Cargill, WRI Partner to Monitor and Manage Deforestation and Water Risk Across Supply Chains

    • Freshwater
    • forest monitoring
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • forest monitoring
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    January 5, 2016

    Forests Are in the Paris Agreement! Now What?

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • restoration
    • UNFCCC
    Myanmar forest
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • restoration
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    December 1, 2015

    Forest Agenda at COP21 Gathers Steam, but Faces Headwinds

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • COP21
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Brazil forest
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • COP21
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    November 25, 2015

    4 Reasons to Be Hopeful About Forests at COP 21

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    Agroforestry
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    Asia
    Insights
    September 16, 2015

    Indonesia’s Draft Climate Plan (INDC): A Good Start, but Improvements Necessary for Success

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A large portion of Indonesia's emissions come from deforestation and land-use change. Photo by Hari Priyadi/Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    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
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 2, 2014

    Why Community Forest Rights Should Be Part of National Climate Change Policies

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • land rights
    • UNFCCC
    Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition than in other parts of the region. Photo by Kate Evans/Center for International Forestry Research
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • land rights
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    November 12, 2014

    ADVISORY: Press Teleconference on International Climate Talks in Lima (COP20)

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 6, 2014

    Três Mapas que Ajudam a Explicar a Crise da Água em São Paulo, Brasil

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    São Paulo, Brasil. Fonte: Fernando Stankuns/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 4, 2014

    3 Maps Help Explain São Paulo, Brazil’s Water Crisis

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • water risk
    São Paulo, Brazil and neighboring states are experiencing the worst drought to hit the region in the past 80 years. Photo credit: Fernando Stankuns, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • water risk

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