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    Equity
    Insights
    August 18, 2021

    3 Benefits of Women’s Collective Land Rights

    • Gender
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • human rights
    An all-women community forest user group in Nepal.
    • Gender
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • human rights
    Equity
    Insights
    March 25, 2021

    4 Ways Indigenous and Community Lands Can Reduce Emissions

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • COP26
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 11, 2021

    Colombia Shows Leadership in the Race Against Climate Change

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • COP26
    A cow grazes on a grassy hill, with forested hills in the misty background.
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • COP26
    Equity
    Insights
    February 11, 2021

    5 Lessons for Securing Women’s Collective Land Rights

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Community forest
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Climate
    Insights
    November 19, 2020

    Climate Action Must Progress Far Faster to Achieve 1.5 C Goal

    • electric mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate science
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • industry
    • renewable energy
    coal-fired power plant
    • electric mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate science
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • industry
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Insights
    September 23, 2020

    Young Forests Capture Carbon Quicker than Previously Thought

    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • restoration
    • Climate
    A small sapling growing out of a piece of wood.
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • restoration
    • Climate
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 19, 2020

    How to Use Forests to Fend Off a Water and Energy Crisis in Colombia

    • Forests
    • Water
    • Water Security
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    The Sumapaz Páramo landscape near Bogotá, Colombia.
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Water Security
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 7, 2020

    Chile's Enhanced Climate Plan Sets an Example for Other Countries

    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Water
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    The buildings and roads of Santiago with the Andes mountains in the background.
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Water
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    Forests
    Insights
    May 5, 2020

    INSIDER: 4 Reasons Why a Jurisdictional Approach for REDD+ Crediting Is Superior to a Project-Based Approach

    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • Forests
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    August 19, 2019

    Hundreds of US Communities Are Making Climate Action Plans, but Few Include Forests

    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Forests
    Angeles National Forest
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Forests
    Climate
    Insights
    August 8, 2019

    Forests in the IPCC Special Report on Land Use: 7 Things to Know

    • Food
    • Forests
    • climate science
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    Amazon basin forest
    • Food
    • Forests
    • climate science
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    Equity
    Insights
    August 8, 2019

    The IPCC Calls for Securing Community Land Rights to Fight Climate Change

    • Equity
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • restoration
    Women of Peru's Awajun Native Community of Shampuyacu
    • Equity
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • restoration
    Climate
    Insights
    August 8, 2019

    7 Things to Know About the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • climate science
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Madagascar deforestation
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • climate science
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Forests
    Insights
    March 7, 2019

    California Made Headlines, but 5 Other U.S. States Also Broke Wildfire Records in 2018

    • fires
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • Forests
    Yosemite wildfire
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • Forests
    Insights
    January 11, 2019

    7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • biking
    • circular economy
    • stories to watch
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • deforestation
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    California wildfire
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • biking
    • circular economy
    • stories to watch
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • deforestation
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Food
    News
    November 20, 2018

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

    • creating a sustainable food future
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • GHG emissions
    • creating a sustainable food future
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • GHG emissions
    Forests
    Insights
    October 4, 2018

    By the Numbers: The Value of Tropical Forests in the Climate Change Equation

    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • Forests
    Community groups visit a site of tree clearing in Riau, Indonesia.
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • Forests

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